to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.

to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly

He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.

to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.

verb

act , amplify , burlesque , enact , exaggerate , execute , farcialize , give color to , ham it up * , lay it on , make a production of , melodramatize , overdo , overstate , perform , playact , play on heartstrings , play to gallery , play up , present , produce , show , splash , stage , tragedize , do , give , put on