novelize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to put into the form of a novel.
He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.
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to make fictional; fictionalize.
verb
Other Word Forms
- novelization noun
- novelizer noun
Etymology
Origin of novelize
Example Sentences
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When I started to look into that, I uncovered another amazing story, and I novelized her journey from obscurity in Baltimore to the British throne, almost.
From Salon
His final novel, “Inside Story,” published in 2020, was a “novelized autobiography” that considered his friendship with Mr. Hitchens and his relationship with his father.
From New York Times
“That was what my mother did,” she said, referring to the act of novelizing one’s life.
From New York Times
Part homage, part psychological investigation, this novelized portrait of Huisman’s mother captures the life of a charismatic, unstable and exasperating woman — as well as the experience of growing up in her ambit.
From New York Times
Two years after “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” hit theaters, Quentin Tarantino has novelized his Oscar-winning movie, calling the result a “complete rethinking” of the story.
From Washington Post
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