- fictionalise
- British variant of fictionalize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fictionalise
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fictionalise — (Brit.) v. transform into a fictional narrative, treat like fiction (also fictionalize) … English contemporary dictionary
fictionalise — /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/ (say fikshuhnuhluyz) verb (t) (fictionalised, fictionalising) to turn (a real person, place, event, etc.) into a piece of fiction by altering details, motivations, sequence of events, etc.: *He studied law, not English, at graduate …
fictionalise — fiction ► NOUN 1) prose literature, especially novels, describing imaginary events and people. 2) invention as opposed to fact. 3) a false belief or statement, accepted as true for the sake of convenience. DERIVATIVES fictional adjective… … English terms dictionary
fictionalise — UK [ˈfɪkʃ(ə)nəlaɪz] / US [ˈfɪkʃənlˌaɪz] fictionalize … English dictionary
fictionalise — verb 1. make into fiction The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel • Syn: ↑fictionalize, ↑retell • Derivationally related forms: ↑fictionalization (for: ↑fictionalize), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fictionalised — fictionalise (Brit.) v. transform into a fictional narrative, treat like fiction (also fictionalize) … English contemporary dictionary
fictionalises — fictionalise (Brit.) v. transform into a fictional narrative, treat like fiction (also fictionalize) … English contemporary dictionary
fictionalising — fictionalise (Brit.) v. transform into a fictional narrative, treat like fiction (also fictionalize) … English contemporary dictionary
fictionalize — verb 1. make into fiction The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel • Syn: ↑fictionalise, ↑retell • Derivationally related forms: ↑fictionalization, ↑fiction • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fictionalisation — noun 1. a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction • Syn: ↑fictionalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑fictionalise, ↑fictionalize (for: ↑fictionalization) • … Useful english dictionary
