fictionalize
UK/'fikʃənəlaiz/US/'fikʃәnәlaiz/
A2
Definitions
v.
To retell real events as a fictional story
将真实事件改编成虚构故事
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfictionmake, do
+
-alact, process, state
+
-izerelating to, having the nature of
=fictionalize
fiction (fic, the weakened fac, 'a thing shaped/made up') + -al + -ize = 'to make into fiction.'
Example Sentences
- 1.
The author chose to fictionalize the events for dramatic effect.
- 2.
They fictionalized the scandal in a hit series.