dramatize
/ˈdræmətaɪz/
verb
- To present or adapt something (such as a story or event) in the form of a play or film.
- They decided to dramatize the legend in a school performance.
- The documentary uses actors to dramatize key moments in history.
- The screenwriter will dramatize the true story for a new series.
- To make something seem more exciting, important, or serious than it really is; to exaggerate.
- He dramatized his vacation stories to impress his coworkers.
- Don't dramatize the news; it's not as bad as you think.
- She tends to dramatize every headache as if it were a serious illness.
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