1. to adapt (a story, novel, etc.) for performance as a play or movie
2. to present or portray in a dramatic or exaggerated way

Examples

• The author dramatizes her bestselling novel for Broadway.
• The film dramatizes the events of World War II.
• She always dramatizes minor problems to get attention.
• The news report dramatizes the storm’s impact on the community.
• He dramatizes every story he tells to make it more interesting.
• The documentary dramatizes the scientist’s groundbreaking discovery.
• Don’t dramatize the situation – it’s not that serious.