- dramatize⇄dramatize, verb, -tized,-tizing.
- dramatize⇄v.i. 1. to behave dramatically; act in an exaggerated or emotional manner.
Ex. Stop dramatizing and describe exactly what happened.
2. to adapt to dramatization.
Ex. The story would dramatize admirably (New Monthly Magazine).
3. - dramatize⇄v.t. 1. to arrange or present in the form of a play; make a drama of.
Ex. The children dramatized the story of Rip Van Winkle.
2. to make seem exciting and thrilling; show or express in a dramatic way.
Ex. The speaker dramatized his ad