Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "dramatize" ita ce juya wani abu zuwa wasan kwaikwayo na ban mamaki ko wasan kwaikwayo ko yin karin gishiri ko sanya wani abu mai mahimmanci ko tsanani fiye da yadda yake. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa daidaita aikin adabi ko labari zuwa wasan kwaikwayo, fim, ko wani shiri na ban mamaki. Gabaɗaya, ana amfani da kalmar "dramatize" don bayyana tsarin ƙara abubuwa masu ban mamaki ko yin wani abu mai ban sha'awa ko wasan kwaikwayo.