dramatise

Other forms: dramatised; dramatising; dramatises

Definitions of dramatise

1. verb

   put into dramatic form
   synonyms: adopt, dramatize

   type of:

   compose, indite, pen, write

   produce a literary work
2. verb

   represent something in a dramatic manner
   synonyms: dramatize

   types:

   overdramatise, overdramatize

   present in an overly dramatic manner

   type of:

   represent

   serve as a means of expressing something
3. verb

   add details to
   synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad

   types:

   glorify

   cause to seem more splendid

   type of:

   amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth