fic·tion·al·ize

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• fic|tion|al|ize — «FIHK shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to give a fictitious form to; make fiction out of: »The famous trial was fictionalized in this novel. –fic´tion|al|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• fic´tion|al|iz´er — fic|tion|al|ize «FIHK shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to give a fictitious form to; make fiction out of: »The famous trial was fictionalized in this novel. –fic´tion|al|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• fic|tion|ize — «FIHK shuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to write fiction. –v.t. to fictionalize …   Useful english dictionary

• fic — fic·a·ry; fic·i·dae; fic·tion; fic·tion·al; fic·tion·al·ism; fic·tion·al·is·tic; fic·tion·al·iza·tion; fic·tion·al·ize; fic·tion·eer; fic·tion·er; fic·tion·ist; fic·tious; fic·ti·tious; fic·ti·tious·ly; fic·ti·tious·ness; fic·tive;… …   English syllables

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• fictionalize — fic·tion·al·ize …   English syllables

• fictionalize — fic•tion•al•ize [[t]ˈfɪk ʃə nlˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to make into fiction; give a fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25 fic tion•al•i•za′tion, n. fic′tion•al•iz er, n …   From formal English to slang

• fictionalize — fic|tion|al|ize also fictionalise BrE [ˈfıkʃənəlaız] v [T] to make a film or story about a real event, changing some details and adding some imaginary characters ▪ a fictionalized account of his life in Berlin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fictionalize — fic|tion|al|ize [ fıkʃənl,aız ] verb transitive to use a real event as the story for a book, play, or movie by changing some details: a fictionalized account of the 1992 presidential campaign …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English