dramatize
dramatise, / ˈdræmətaɪz; `dræməˌtaɪz/ v
1 [Tn] make (eg a novel or an event) into a play 将（小说或事件）改编成剧本
a dramatized documentary, ie a play based on a report of real events 基於真实事件报道而改编成的戏剧.
2 [I, Tn] make (an incident, etc) seem more dramatic than it really is 使（事情）戏剧化; 夸张
Don't believe everything she tells you; she tends to dramatize. 她的话不可尽信; 她往往言过其实.
The affair was dramatized by the press. 新闻界把事情夸大了.