dramatise
Make it theatrical
Dramatise is the British spelling of dramatize.
To dramatise is to adapt something for theatrical performance: The novel was dramatised for the stage.
More commonly, it means to present events in an exaggerated or emotional way: She tends to dramatise every minor setback.
The word implies making something more vivid, theatrical, or sensational than it might otherwise appear.
Raised performance platform
- performExecute or present
- actDeed or performance
- enactPass into law
- portrayRepresent through performance
script · direct · rehearse · costume · scenery · dialogue · monologue · cast
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- sensationaliseMake more exciting than warranted
- inflateFill with gas
overplay · magnify · heighten · blow up · make a scene · histrionics · melodrama · hyperbole
Stretched or strained state
- conflictOpposition between parties
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- stakesPosts or wagers
emotion · intensity · vivid · compelling · gripping · poignant · evocative · powerful
stage
Raised performance platform
portray · script · direct · rehearse · costume · scenery · dialogue · monologue · cast · premiere
overstate
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- sensationaliseMake more exciting than warranted
inflate · overplay · magnify · heighten · blow up · make a scene · histrionics · melodrama · hyperbole · overreact
tension
Stretched or strained state
- conflictOpposition between parties
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
stakes · emotion · intensity · vivid · compelling · gripping · poignant · evocative · powerful · moving
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- teleplayDrama written for broadcast
- novelisationBook based on film
- radio playDramatic broadcast without visuals
libretto · script · rewrite · condense · translate · abridge · interpret · version · rights · commission
dramatiseunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · underplay · play down · minimize · de-emphasize
dramatiseplay it straight
Behave honestly, without guile
deadpan · matter-of-fact · understated · document · chronicle
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
- dramatic characterFictional person performed
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- dramatic monologuePoem as character's speech
- dramatic languageExaggerated or emotional wording
- dramatic themesCentral ideas in theater
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