Fictionalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make into fiction

convert into the form or the style of a novel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
The author novelized the historical event

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

novelise novelize fictionalise retell

Parts of Speech

verb	make into fiction “The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel”
verb	convert into the form or the style of a novel “The author novelized the historical event”

Word Forms

fictionalization	noun	a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction
fiction	noun	a deliberately false or improbable account
novelization	noun	converting something into the form of a novel
novelisation	noun	converting something into the form of a novel
fictionalisation	noun	a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fiktionalisieren

zur Fiktion machen

🇫🇷French

fictionnaliser

transformer en fiction

🇪🇸Spanish

ficcionalizar

convertir en ficción

🇮🇹Italian

romanzare

trasformare in finzione

🇳🇱Dutch

fictionaliseren

tot fictie maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ficcionalizar

transformar em ficção

🇷🇺Russian

выдумывать

превратить в фантастику

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काल्पनिक बनाना

कल्पना में बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

কাল্পনিক করা

কল্পকাহিনী করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனையாக்கு

புனைகதையாக ஆக்குகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్పితం

కల్పనగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

काल्पनिक करणे

कल्पनारम्य बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાલ્પનિક બનાવવું

કાલ્પનિક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാങ്കൽപ്പികമാക്കുക

ഫിക്ഷനാക്കി മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

ਕਲਪਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

افسانوی بنانا

افسانہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚构化

写成小说

🇯🇵Japanese

フィクション化する

フィクションにする

🇰🇷Korean

허구화하다

소설로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hư cấu

biến thành tiểu thuyết

🇹🇭Thai

สมมติ

ทำเป็นนิยาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat fiksi

dijadikan fiksi

🇵🇭Filipino

gawa-gawa

gawing fiction

🇲🇾Malay

fiksyen

jadikan fiksyen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخيل

جعل في الخيال

🇮🇷Persian

تخیلی کردن

تبدیل به داستان

🇹🇷Turkish

kurgulamak

kurguya dönüştürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להמציא

להפוך לבדיון

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The primary meaning of 'fictionalize' is 'make into fiction'.

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Using 'fictionalize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fictionalize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fictionalize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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