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Synonyms

fictionize

American

[fik-shuh-nahyz] / ˈfɪk ʃəˌnaɪz /

especially British, fictionise

verb (used with object)

fictionized, fictionizing

fictionalize.

Other Word Forms

fictionization noun

Etymology

Origin of fictionize

First recorded in 1825–35; fiction + -ize

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Project Gutenberg

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