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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dramatize

/dräm'-ət-īzˌ/ · Dram·a·tize · IPA /ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/
01 v. t. 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 historic…
imp. & p. p. Dramatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dramatizing
  1. 1.
    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.
    “They dramatized tyranny for public execration.” Motley.