fictionalize

[ fik-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˈfɪk ʃə nlˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), fic·tion·al·ized, fic·tion·al·iz·ing.

to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
Also especially British, fic·tion·al·ise. Also fictionize.

Origin of fictionalize

First recorded in 1920–25; fictional + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fictionalize

fic·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun fic·tion·al·iz·er, noun sem·i·fic·tion·al·ized, adjective

Words nearby fictionalize

ficosis, fict., fictile, fiction, fictional, fictionalize, fictioneer, fictionist, fictionize, fictitious, fictitious force

British Dictionary definitions for fictionalization

fictionalize

fictionalise

/ (ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to

Derived forms of fictionalize

fictionalization or fictionalisation, noun