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Definition of fictionalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fictionalize

verb

NAmE//ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz//

[usually passive] fictionalize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fictionalize

he / she / it fictionalizes

past simple fictionalized

-ing form fictionalizing

to write a book or make a movie about a true story, but changing some of the details, characters, etc. a fictionalized account of his childhood

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