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View synonyms for novelize

novelize

[ nov-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, nov·el·ized, nov·el·iz·ing.
  1. to put into the form of a novel:

    He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.

  2. to make fictional; fictionalize.


novelize

/ ˈnɒvəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to convert (a true story, film, etc) into a novel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌnoveliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • novel·i·zation noun
  • novel·izer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of novelize1

First recorded in 1625–35; novel 1 + -ize

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