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fictionalize

/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
fic-tion-al-ize
IPA
/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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 verb

verb

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 verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English fictional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fictionalize From fictional + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/
  • British English: /ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fictionalizes (present, singular) fictionalizing (participle, present) fictionalized (participle, past) fictionalized (past) fictionalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

fictionalizable fictionalizer refictionalize semifictionalized unfictionalized

Phrases

roman à clef

Frequently Paired Words

fictionalization docudrama docufiction faction roman à clef

Synonyms

novelize novelise fictionalise retell

Questions

How do you pronounce fictionalize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/.
What does fictionalize mean?
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).
Where does fictionalize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English fictional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fictionalize From fictional + -ize.

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