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dramatise

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dramatise

1
v
put into dramatic form
2
v
add details to
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dramatise
1

v put into dramatic form

Synonyms:
adopt, dramatize
Type of:
compose, indite, pen, write
produce a literary work

v 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
2

v 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
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