novelize

[ nov-uh-lahyz ]
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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.

Origin of novelize

1
First recorded in 1625–35; novel1 + -ize
  • Also especially British, nov·el·ise .

Other words from novelize

  • nov·el·i·za·tion, noun
  • nov·el·iz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for novelize

novelize

novelise

/ (ˈnɒvəˌlaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of novelize

  • novelization or novelisation, noun

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