fictionalize
To retell real as if it were fictionTo 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).
Meaning
2 senses(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]
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).
(transitive)To convert (something) real into a novel or other dramatic work.
convert into the form or the style of a novel
Forms
fictionalizes, fictionalizing, fictionalized, fictionalized| Base form | fictionalize · to fictionalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fictionalizes |
| Present participle | fictionalizing |
| Past simple | fictionalized |
| Past participle | fictionalized |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- make into fiction:fictionaliseretell
- convert into the form or the style of a novel:novelizenovelisefictionalise
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle