Meaning of the word dramatize in English

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dramatize

US /ˈdræm.ə.taɪz/

UK /ˈdræm.ə.taɪz/

present (a novel, play, or incident) in a dramatic way

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The director decided to dramatize the historical event for the stage.

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The novel was later dramatized into a successful television series.

Synonym:

adapt stage perform present enact

exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (something)

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She tends to dramatize every small problem.

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Don't dramatize the situation; it's not that bad.

Synonym:

exaggerate overstate magnify amplify overdramatize