1. To produce a book, an event, an activity, etc. into a play, a movie, a television show, etc.: The book that Sam was reading has been dramatized or turned into special dramas on TV.
2. To make a situation seem to be more important or serious than it really is: Adam said that he knew that he might be dramatizing what had happened with his car at the parking lot when he was shopping, but the dent he was dramatizing about was very small and could hardly be seen!