fictionalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- fictionalization noun
- fictionalizer noun
- semifictionalized adjective
Etymology
Origin of fictionalize
First recorded in 1920–25; fictional ( def. ) + -ize
Example Sentences
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“Hacks” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” successfully fictionalize such frustrations, as the tribute acknowledges by opening with “Hacks” star Jean Smart’s pre-recorded reflections on the late comedian’s influence.
From Salon • May 14, 2025
Noomin waited years after her losses before writing about them, and the conflict between wanting to fictionalize her story and to tell it honestly is dramatized through conversations with an alter ego.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022
“Everything’s Trash,” which premieres Wednesday on Freeform, is a decent little sitcom that finds an effective way to frame and fictionalize star Phoebe Robinson.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022
Moriarty and Jaci supply each other writing prompts, while claiming first dibs on real-life anecdotes they wish to fictionalize.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021
It was a means by which, if not to erase or delete memory, to splice it, to fictionalize it, and to some degree begin again; and yet he judged consciousness to be even less real.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
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