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fictionalize

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fic·tion·al·ize  (fksh-n-lz)
tr.v. fic·tion·al·ized, fic·tion·al·iz·ing, fic·tion·al·iz·es
To treat as or make into fiction: "has fictionalized his people and their town, but we know they are real" (Harper's).
fiction·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
fictionalize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to make into fiction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fictionalize - make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
fictionalise, retell
re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
2.fictionalize - convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event"
novelise, novelize, fictionalise
convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
Translations
fictionalize [ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz] vt → novelar
fictionalize [ˈfɪkʃnəlaɪz] vt → romancer
fictionalize [ˈfɪkʃnəlaɪz] fiction vt → fiktionalisieren
fictionalize [ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz] vt → romanzare


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