narrativize

[nar-uh-tuh-vahyz] /ˈnær ə təˌvaɪz/

verb (used with or without object), narrativized, narrativizing.

to communicate (events or experiences) in narrative form, in order to better understand them:

documentaries that attempt to narrativize the Holocaust.

Origin of narrativize

narrativ(e) + -ize

Related forms

narrativization, noun

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Contemporary definitions for narrativization

verb

to make into a narrated account or story; to make into the form of a narrative

Examples

Some listeners attempt to narrativize music in order to make sense of it.

Word Origin

narrativ(e) + -ize

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