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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To treat as or make into fiction.

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  • verb To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods
  • verb To convert something into a novel or other dramatic work

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make into fiction
  • verb convert into the form or the style of a novel

Etymologies

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fictional +‎ -ize

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