dramatize meaning and definition

DRAMATIZE verb

Definition of dramatize (verb)

1. put into dramatic form
   • "adopt a book for a screenplay"
   • synonyms: adopt, dramatise
2. represent something in a dramatic manner
   • "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
   • synonyms: dramatise
3. add details to
   • synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, embellish, embroider, lard, pad