The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         They dramatized tyranny for public execration.
                                                  --Motley.
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