fictionalised

ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd

Definition of fictionalised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

storytelling

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altered to seem more interesting or dramatic

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The book is a fictionalised version of his life.

dramatized

embellished

literature

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made into a story with imaginary details

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The movie is a fictionalised account of the true events.

fictionalized

fictitious

imaginary

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Origin of fictionalised

Latin, fictio (a making up)

Examples of fictionalised in a sentence

Her diary entries were fictionalised for the novel.
The book is a fictionalised version of her life.
He wrote a fictionalised biography of the artist.

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French:romancé, imaginé, ...
German:dramatisiert, erdichtet, ...
Italian:drammatizzato, romanzato, ...
Spanish:ficcionalizado, ...
Portuguese:dramatizado, ficcionalizado, ...
Chinese:虚构的, 小说化的, ...
Japanese:脚色された, フィクション化された, ...
Arabic:مُحَوَّر, مُتَخَيَّل, ...
Hebrew:מְבֻיָּם, בְּדִיּוֹנִי, ...
Russian:приукрашенный, вымышленный, ...
Ukrainian:фікціоналізований, вигаданий, ...
Hindi:नाटकीय, कथात्मक, ...
Bengali:নাটকীয়ভাবে পরিবর্তিত, কল্পিত, ...
Catalan:dramatitzat, novel.lat, ...
Czech:beletrizovaný, ...
Danish:dramatiseret, opdigtet, ...
Dutch:gedramatiseerd, gefingeerd, ...
Greek:δραματοποιημένος, μυθοποιημένος, ...
Hungarian:fikcionalizált, regényesített, ...
Khmer:ប្រឌិតបន្ថែម, ដែលបានប្រឌិតជារឿង, ...
Korean:극적으로 각색된, 허구화된, ...
Persian:دراماتیزه شده, داستانی شده, ...
Polish:sfabularyzowany, fikcyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):dramatizado, ficcionalizado, ...
Romanian:ficționalizat, ...
Swedish:fiktionaliserad, påhittad, ...
Thai:แต่งขึ้น, สมมติขึ้น, ...
Turkish:kurgulanmış, uydurulmuş, ...
Vietnamese:được hư cấu, hư cấu, ...

fictionalise

ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz

Definition of fictionalise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

creative writing

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turn real events into invented narrative details

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She fictionalised the biography by adding imagined dialogue and scenes.
He chose to fictionalise the court case to avoid legal issues.
Many war veterans fictionalise their experiences when writing novels.

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Origin of fictionalise

Latin, fictio (a making up)

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French:romancer, ...
German:fiktionalisieren, ...
Italian:romanzare, ...
Spanish:ficcionalizar, ...
Portuguese:ficcionalizar, ...
Chinese:虚构化, ...
Japanese:脚色する, ...
Arabic:خَيَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַדּוֹת, ...
Russian:художественно перерабатывать, ...
Ukrainian:фікціоналізувати, ...
Hindi:काल्पनिक बनाना, ...
Bengali:কল্পকাহিনিতে রূপ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:ficcionalitzar, ...
Czech:fikcionalizovat, ...
Danish:fiktivisere, ...
Dutch:fictionaliseren, ...
Greek:μυθοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:fictionalizálni, ...
Khmer:ប្រឌិតជារឿង, ...
Korean:각색하다, ...
Persian:داستانی کرد, ...
Polish:fabularyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficcionalizar, ...
Romanian:a ficționaliza, ...
Swedish:fiktionalisera, ...
Thai:ดัดแปลงให้เป็นเรื่องแต่ง, ...
Turkish:kurmalaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:hư cấu hóa, ...

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