fictionalize

[ fik-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
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verb (used with object),fic·tion·al·ized, fic·tion·al·iz·ing.
  1. to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.

Origin of fictionalize

1
First recorded in 1920–25; fictional + -ize
  • Also especially British, fic·tion·al·ise .
  • Also fictionize.

Other words from fictionalize

  • fic·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
  • fic·tion·al·iz·er, noun
  • sem·i·fic·tion·al·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fictionalize

fictionalize

fictionalise

/ (ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of fictionalize

  • fictionalization or fictionalisation, noun

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