Meaning of fictionalize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance).
   transitive
2. To convert (something) real into a novel or other dramatic work.
   transitive

Examples

“a lightly fictionalized account of [X]”

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