dramatize
verb
dra·ma·tize
ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz 
ˈdrä-
ˈdrä-
dramatized; dramatizing
1
: to adapt (something, such as a novel) for theatrical presentation
2
: to present or represent in a dramatic manner
Examples of dramatize in a Sentence
The movie dramatizes her early life.
The book is dramatized in a new play.
I know I tend to dramatize things but it really was awful.
She cited a series of statistics to dramatize the seriousness of the problem.
This tragedy dramatizes the need for improvements in highway safety.
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The film follows Epstein's life and career and dramatizes the group's arrival in the United States in 1964 to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Netflix dramatized the events in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, bringing the case back into the spotlight and making people advocate for their release.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Originally released in 1987 and adapted from the book The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford, Full Metal Jacket dramatizes the horrors of the American military during the Vietnam War.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Netflix dramatized the events in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, bringing the case back into the spotlight and making people advocate for their release.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Originally released in 1987 and adapted from the book The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford, Full Metal Jacket dramatizes the horrors of the American military during the Vietnam War.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatize. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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