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fictionalise

  • a variation of fictionalize.
    fictionalize
    verb (used with object)
    to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of.

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So where did Samuel draw the line with how much to stick to history and how much to fictionalise?

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2021

“I couldn’t even think of how to fictionalise something that already feels like science-fiction,” says Amirpour.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2020

“But I know very few writers who don’t talk about themselves – they just fictionalise it more. The controversy around her can be a bit hysterical.”

From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2018

So why do we fictionalise robots in our own image and then have them betray us?

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2015

I don’t think there’s the temptation to fictionalise.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2012