fictionalize
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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).
fic′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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fictionalize
(ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz) orfictionalise
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
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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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fictionalize
verbTo impart a false character to (something) by alteration:
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