dramatize

v., -tized, -tiz·ing, -tiz·es.

v.tr.

1. To adapt (a literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
2. To present or view in a dramatic or melodramatic way.

v.intr.

1. To be adaptable to dramatic form.
2. To indulge in self-dramatization.

verb

To produce on the stage: act (out), do, enact, give, perform, present², put on, stage. See performing arts.

v

Definition: exaggerate
Antonyms: understate

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: put into dramatic form
  Synonyms: dramatise, adopt

Meaning #2: represent something in a dramatic manner
  Synonym: dramatise

Meaning #3: add details to
  Synonyms: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dramatisere, omskrive til teaterstykke, reagere på dramatisk måde
v. intr. - som kan dramatiseres, selvdramatisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
dramatiseren, zich aanstellen, benadrukken

Français (French)
v. tr. - adapter (un roman, etc), dramatiser (un événement)
v. intr. - dramatiser, adapter à la scène/à l'écran, se complaire à dramatiser (sa vie)

Deutsch (German)
v. - dramatisieren, für Fernsehen/Bühne bearbeiten, hochspielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δραματοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
drammatizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dramatizar

Русский (Russian)
инсценировать, драматизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - escenificar, dramatizar
v. intr. - dramatizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dramatisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使戏剧化, 戏剧性地描述, 改编为剧本, 生动地表达, 戏剧化, 可改编成剧本, 举止夸张

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使戲劇化, 戲劇性地描述, 改編為劇本, 生動地表達
v. intr. - 戲劇化, 可改編成劇本, 舉止誇張

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연극화하다, 극적으로 나타내다
v. intr. - 각색되다, 연기하다, 극이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 劇化する, 脚色する, 劇的に表現する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحول قصه أو روايه أو حدث الى مسرحيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המחיז, עשה דרמה מ-‬
v. intr. - ‮התבטא בדרך דרמטית או מוגזמת‬

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