dramatize

dram·a·tize  (drm-tz, dräm-)

v. dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·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.

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dramatize, dramatise [ˈdræməˌtaɪz]

vb

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to put into dramatic form

2. to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way he dramatizes his illness

dramatizable , dramatisable adj

dramatizer , dramatiser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dramatize - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" dramatise, adopt authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
	2.	dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" dramatise represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" overdramatise, overdramatize - present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class"
	3.	dramatize - add details to aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, blow up glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

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dramatize

verb

1. adapt for the stage, turn into a play, present as a play, put into dramatic form The novel has been dramatized.

2. exaggerate, overdo, overstate, lay it on (thick) (slang), play-act, play to the gallery, make a performance of They have a tendency to dramatize every situation.

Translations

dramatize [ˈdræmətaɪz] VT

1. [+ events etc] → dramatizar (Cine, TV) (= adapt) [+ novel] → adaptar a la televisión/al cine

2. (= exaggerate) → dramatizar, exagerar

dramatize [ˈdræmətaɪz] dramatise (British) vt

(= exaggerate) [+ events] → dramatiser

(= adapt) (for TV) → adapter pour la télévision; (for cinema) → adapter pour le cinéma; (for radio) → adapter pour la radio; (for the stage) → adapter pour la scène, porter à la scène

dramatize

vt

novel → für die Bühne/das Fernsehen bearbeiten, dramatisieren

(= make vivid) event → dramatisieren

vi

(novel etc) → sich für die Bühne/das Fernsehen bearbeiten lassen

(= exaggerate) → übertreiben

dramatize [ˈdræmətaɪz] vt (events, situation) → drammatizzare; (adaptation of novel, for TV) → ridurre or adattare per la televisione; (for cinema) → ridurre or adattare per lo schermo