novelize
[ nov-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object),nov·el·ized, nov·el·iz·ing.
to put into the form of a novel: He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.
to make fictional; fictionalize.
Origin of novelize
1- 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)
to convert (a true story, film, etc) into a novel
Derived forms of novelize
- novelization or novelisation, noun
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