dramatize
[verb]
Synonyms: exaggerate, lay it on (thick) (slang), overdo, overstate, play to the gallery

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dram‧a‧tize AC (also dramatise British English) /ˈdræmətaɪz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: drama, dramatist; verb: dramatize; adjective: dramatic]

1. to make a book or event into a play or film:
a novel dramatized for television

2. to make a situation seem more exciting, terrible etc than it really is:
Why do you have to dramatize everything?

3. to make something more noticeable Synonym : highlight:
This incident dramatized the difficulties involved in the project.
—dramatization /ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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