English verb: fictionalise | |||
1. | fictionalise (creation) make into fiction | ||
Samples | The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel. | ||
Synonyms | fictionalize, retell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||
2. | fictionalise (change) convert into the form or the style of a novel | ||
Samples | The author novelized the historical event. | ||
Synonyms | fictionalize, novelise, novelize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convert | ||