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dramatize

dram·a·tize [ drámmə tz, drmə tz ] (past and past participle dram·a·tized, present participle dram·a·tiz·ing, 3rd person present singular dram·a·tiz·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb adapt something for stage: to turn a literary work or a real event into a drama for presentation on the stage, television, or radio

2. transitive and intransitive verb exaggerate: to make something more dramatic, especially to exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a situation in an attention-seeking and theatrical way


dram·a·ti·za·tion [ dràmməti záysh'n, drməti záysh'n ] noun
dram·a·tiz·er noun
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