dramatize
verbUK /ˈdræmətaɪz/
US /ˈdræmətaɪz/
To make something seem bigger or more exciting than it really is.
She likes to dramatize the story to make her friends laugh.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To turn a book or story into a play, movie, or show.
The studio plans to dramatize the famous novel for television.
3. To act something out in a dramatic way.
The children dramatized the scene from their favorite book.
4. To behave in an overly emotional way to get attention.
He dramatized his injury so everyone would feel sorry for him.