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1. fictionalize
verb. ['ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz'] convert into the form or the style of a novel.
Synonyms
- novelise
- fictionalise
- novelize
Antonyms
- stay
- dissuade
Etymology
- -ize (English)
- -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fictional (English)
- -al (English)
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- actualize
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- demobilize
- demoralize
- denationalize
- departmentalize
- departmentalize
- depersonalize
- depersonalize
- destabilize
- editorialize
- equalize
- evangelize
- evangelize
- federalize
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- fertilize
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2. fictionalize
verb. ['ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz'] make into fiction.
Synonyms
- re-create
- fictionalise
Etymology
- -ize (English)
- -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fictional (English)
- -al (English)
Example sentences of the word fictionalize
1. Verb, base form
For example, a writer might embellish, distort or fictionalize a news story, characterizing a person in a way that distorts the truth.