fictionize

especially British, fic·tion·ise

[fik-shuh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

fictionized, fictionizing 

1. fictionalize.

Other Word Forms

• fictionization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fictionize¹

First recorded in 1825–35; fiction + -ize

Example Sentences

British Author Rex Warner, an old hand at translating Caesar, has set out to fictionize him.

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"It's impossible to fictionize Germany," laughed Mrs. Rotherick.

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Related Words

• fabricate