<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li><p>(used with object)</p><ul><li>dramatized, dramatizing: to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.</li><li>to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly: He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.</li></ul></li><li><p>(used without object)</p><ul><li>dramatized, dramatizing: to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.</li></ul></li></ul>