dramatize

🇺🇸 /ˈdræmətaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdræmətaɪz/
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verb
R

to adapt a story or event into a play or movie

The classic novel was dramatized for a new audience.

R

to exaggerate something to make it seem more interesting or important

She has a tendency to dramatize situations to get attention.

translation

v. to adapt a story or event into a play or movie; to exaggerate something to make it seem more interesting or important

Word Forms

3rd Present dramatizes
Past dramatized
Perfect dramatized
Progressive dramatizing