fictionalize
verb /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/
/ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/
(British English also fictionalise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fictionalize | /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/ /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it fictionalizes | /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple fictionalized | /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd/ /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle fictionalized | /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd/ /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form fictionalizing | /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- fictionalize something to write a book or make a film about a true story, but changing some of the details, characters, etc.
- a fictionalized account of his childhood