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Fictionalize: meaning, definitions and examples

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fictionalize

 

[ หˆfษชkสƒษ™nษ™laษชz ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

creative writing

To fictionalize is to create a story that is based on real events but is altered or embellished with imaginative elements. This process often involves transforming factual accounts into narrative forms that incorporate fictional characters, settings, and plots.

Synonyms

embellish, imaginary, invent, romanticize

Examples of usage

  • The author decided to fictionalize her grandmother's experiences during the war.
  • He fictionalized the historical event for his novel.
  • They planned to fictionalize the biography into a screenplay.
  • The documentary was criticized for fictionalizing certain key moments.

Translations

Translations of the word "fictionalize" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ficcionalizar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคพเคฒเฅเคชเคจเคฟเค• เคฌเคจเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช fiktionalisieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ fiksionalisasi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ั–ะบั†ั–ะพะฝะฐะปั–ะทัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ fikcjonalizowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒŠใƒฉใ‚คใ‚บใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท fictionnaliser

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ficcionalizar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kurgulamak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ”ฝ์…˜ํ™”ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฎูŠูŠู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fikcionalizovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ fikcionalizovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่™šๆž„ๅŒ–

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ fikcionalizirati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sรถguleggja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั„ะธะบั†ะธัะปะฐะฝะดั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒ˜แƒฅแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fiksionalizasiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ficcionalizar

Etymology

The term 'fictionalize' is derived from the word 'fiction', which refers to literature created from the imagination rather than based solely on fact. The root 'fictus' comes from Latin, meaning 'to shape or create', which has evolved over centuries in various forms in the English language. The addition of the suffix '-ize' indicates the process of making something into a certain state or condition. 'Fictionalize' began to gain traction in the English language around the late 19th century as writers increasingly blurred the lines between fact and fiction, especially in genres like historical fiction, biographical novels, and creative non-fiction. As storytelling evolved with the rise of various media, the act of fictionalizing real events has become a common technique to enhance narrative engagement and emotional impact.