fictionalize

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Etymology

From fictional +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/

Verb

fictionalize (third-person singular simple present fictionalizes, present participle fictionalizing, simple past and past participle fictionalized)

  1. (transitive) To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance).
    a lightly fictionalized account of [X]
    1. (transitive) To convert (something) real into a novel or other dramatic work.

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