"fictionalize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/ [UK, US] Forms: fictionalizes [present, singular, third-person], fictionalizing [participle, present], fictionalized [participle, past], fictionalized [past]
Etymology: fictional + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fictional|ize}} fictional + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} fictionalize (third-person singular simple present fictionalizes, present participle fictionalizing, simple past and past participle fictionalized)
  1. (transitive) To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-fictionalize-en-verb-RcDw-fkF Disambiguation of Fiction: 50 50 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance).
    (transitive) To convert (something) real into a novel or other dramatic work.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-fictionalize-en-verb-tGAoYhRH Disambiguation of Fiction: 50 50 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fictionalise [UK] Related terms: fictionalization, roman à clef (english: a type of fictionalization)

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