fic·tion·al·ize (f k sh -n-l z )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). fic tion·al·i·zation (-l-z shn) n. |
fictionalize, fictionalise [ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz]
vb
(tr) to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to
fictionalization , fictionalisation n
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| Verb | 1. | fictionalize - make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" 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" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
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