novelize

[ nov-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, nov·el·ized, nov·el·iz·ing.

1. to put into the form of a novel:

   He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.

2. to make fictional; fictionalize.

novelize

/ ˈnɒvəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to convert (a true story, film, etc) into a novel

Derived Forms

• ˌnoveliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• novel·i·zation noun
• novel·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of novelize¹

First recorded in 1625–35; novel ¹ + -ize

Related Words

• fabricate