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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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