Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dramatize \Dram"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dramatized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Dramatizing}.] [Cf. F. dramatiser.]
   To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama;
   to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a
   novel, or an historical episode.

         They dramatized tyranny for public execration.
                                                  --Motley.

Source : WordNet®

dramatize
     v 1: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
          [syn: {dramatise}, {adopt}]
     2: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events
        dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's
        youth" [syn: {dramatise}]
     3: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish},
         {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatise}]