fictionalize

fic·tion·al·ize

 (fĭk′shə-nə-līz′)

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).

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fic′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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fictionalize

(ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz) or

fictionalise

vb

(tr) to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to

ˌfictionaliˈzation, ˌfictionaliˈsation n

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fic•tion•al•ize

(ˈfɪk ʃə nlˌaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

to make into fiction; give a fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.

[1920–25]

fic`tion•al•i•za′tion, n.

fic′tion•al•iz`er, n.

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fictionalize

Past participle: fictionalized
Gerund: fictionalizing

Imperative

fictionalize

fictionalize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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"

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fictionalize

verb

To impart a false character to (something) by alteration:

doctor, fabricate, fake, falsify, fictionize.

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Translations

fictionalize

[ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz] VT → novelar

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fictionalize

[ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz] vt → romanzare

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