dramatize (v.)

  1. put into dramatic form; adopt a book for a screenplay

    [ Syn: dramatise , adopt ]

  2. represent something in a dramatic manner; These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among todays youth

    [ Syn: dramatise ]

  3. add details to

    [ Syn: embroider , pad , lard , embellish , aggrandize , aggrandise , blow up , dramatise ]

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