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 manger scene with Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus in a stable very vividly dramatizes the spirit of Christmas, a symbolic message about power — that by entering the world in a humble form, God recognizes the dignity of the humblest and those who do not share in worldly wealth and power.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
In part through these associations, The Piano Lesson dramatizes the ideas at the heart of its source material.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
That was a play which, in the first act, dramatized this famous Victorian song.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 24 Bosniak Muslims were pulled off a train by a Serbian paramilitary group and only one man, the Croatian Tomo Buzov, stood up against the attackers.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
In part through these associations, The Piano Lesson dramatizes the ideas at the heart of its source material.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
That was a play which, in the first act, dramatized this famous Victorian song.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 24 Bosniak Muslims were pulled off a train by a Serbian paramilitary group and only one man, the Croatian Tomo Buzov, stood up against the attackers.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatize. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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