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fictionalize

[ fik-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˈfɪk ʃə nlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), fic·tion·al·ized, fic·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
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Also especially British, fic·tion·al·ise . Also fictionize.

Origin of fictionalize

First recorded in 1920–25; fictional + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fictionalize

fic·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounfic·tion·al·iz·er, nounsem·i·fic·tion·al·ized, adjective
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How to use fictionalize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fictionalize

fictionalize

fictionalise

/ (ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz) /

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

Derived forms of fictionalize

fictionalization or fictionalisation, noun
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