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