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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Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The true-crime thriller, which Entertainment Weekly covered in our Fall Movie Preview, dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction inclusion of serial killer Rodney Alcala on The Dating Game, a popular game show hosted by Jim Lange that premiered in 1965.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The film dramatized the events and starred Judd Nelson as Hunt.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
All of these films, and other similar stories of determination against all odds, were admirable attempts but not always successful movies as sometimes dramatizing the journey can be a little repetitive.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The true-crime thriller, which Entertainment Weekly covered in our Fall Movie Preview, dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction inclusion of serial killer Rodney Alcala on The Dating Game, a popular game show hosted by Jim Lange that premiered in 1965.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The film dramatized the events and starred Judd Nelson as Hunt.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
All of these films, and other similar stories of determination against all odds, were admirable attempts but not always successful movies as sometimes dramatizing the journey can be a little repetitive.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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