Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense fictionalizes, present participle fictionalizing, past tense, past participle fictionalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use fictionalise
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
We had to fictionalize names. [VERB noun]
...a fictionalised account of a true and horrific story. [VERB-ed]
fictionalize in British English
or fictionalise (ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to
Derived forms
fictionalization (ˌfictionaliˈzation) or fictionalisation (ˌfictionaliˈsation)
noun
fictionalize in American English
(ˈfɪkʃənəlˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfictionalˌized or ˈfictionalˌizing
to deal with (historical events, a person's life, etc.) in fictional form, as in a narrative that includes imaginary events, characters, dialogue, etc.