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Meaning of "fictionalize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FICTIONALIZE

fictionalize  [ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FICTIONALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fictionalize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fictionalize in English.

WHAT DOES FICTIONALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fictionalize in the English dictionary

The definition of fictionalize in the dictionary is to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FICTIONALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I fictionalize
you fictionalize
he/she/it fictionalizes
we fictionalize
you fictionalize
they fictionalize
Present continuous
I am fictionalizing
you are fictionalizing
he/she/it is fictionalizing
we are fictionalizing
you are fictionalizing
they are fictionalizing
Present perfect
I have fictionalized
you have fictionalized
he/she/it has fictionalized
we have fictionalized
you have fictionalized
they have fictionalized
Present perfect continuous
I have been fictionalizing
you have been fictionalizing
he/she/it has been fictionalizing
we have been fictionalizing
you have been fictionalizing
they have been fictionalizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fictionalized
you fictionalized
he/she/it fictionalized
we fictionalized
you fictionalized
they fictionalized
Past continuous
I was fictionalizing
you were fictionalizing
he/she/it was fictionalizing
we were fictionalizing
you were fictionalizing
they were fictionalizing
Past perfect
I had fictionalized
you had fictionalized
he/she/it had fictionalized
we had fictionalized
you had fictionalized
they had fictionalized
Past perfect continuous
I had been fictionalizing
you had been fictionalizing
he/she/it had been fictionalizing
we had been fictionalizing
you had been fictionalizing
they had been fictionalizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fictionalize
you will fictionalize
he/she/it will fictionalize
we will fictionalize
you will fictionalize
they will fictionalize
Future continuous
I will be fictionalizing
you will be fictionalizing
he/she/it will be fictionalizing
we will be fictionalizing
you will be fictionalizing
they will be fictionalizing
Future perfect
I will have fictionalized
you will have fictionalized
he/she/it will have fictionalized
we will have fictionalized
you will have fictionalized
they will have fictionalized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fictionalizing
you will have been fictionalizing
he/she/it will have been fictionalizing
we will have been fictionalizing
you will have been fictionalizing
they will have been fictionalizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fictionalize
you would fictionalize
he/she/it would fictionalize
we would fictionalize
you would fictionalize
they would fictionalize
Conditional continuous
I would be fictionalizing
you would be fictionalizing
he/she/it would be fictionalizing
we would be fictionalizing
you would be fictionalizing
they would be fictionalizing
Conditional perfect
I would have fictionalize
you would have fictionalize
he/she/it would have fictionalize
we would have fictionalize
you would have fictionalize
they would have fictionalize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fictionalizing
you would have been fictionalizing
he/she/it would have been fictionalizing
we would have been fictionalizing
you would have been fictionalizing
they would have been fictionalizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fictionalize
we let´s fictionalize
you fictionalize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fictionalize
Past participle
fictionalized
Present Participle
fictionalizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FICTIONALIZE


analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
annalize
ˈænəˌlaɪz
criminalize
ˈkrɪmɪnəˌlaɪz
decriminalize
diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz
externalize
ɪkˈstɜːnəˌlaɪz
finalize
ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz
institutionalise
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
institutionalize
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
internalize
ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz
internationalize
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
marginalize
ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz
nationalize
ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
penalize
ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz
personalize
ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz
professionalize
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz
psychoanalyse
ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəˌlaɪz
rationalise
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
rationalize
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
sensationalize
sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz
signalize
ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FICTIONALIZE

fictile
fiction
fictional
fictionalisation
fictionalise
fictionality
fictionalization
fictionally
fictioneer
fictionisation
fictionise
fictionist
fictionization
fictitious
fictitiously
fictitiousness
fictive
fictively
fictiveness
fictor

WORDS THAT END LIKE FICTIONALIZE

Belize
capitalize
contextualize
crystalize
demoralize
generalize
idealize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
materialize
naturalize
neutralize
normalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of fictionalize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fictionalize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FICTIONALIZE

Find out the translation of fictionalize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fictionalize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fictionalize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小说化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fictionalize
570 millions of speakers

English

fictionalize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fictionalize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fictionalize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fictionalize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fictionalize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fictionalize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

romancer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fiksyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fiktionalisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fictionalize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fictionalize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fictionalize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fictionalize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fictionalize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काल्पनिक चित्रिकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurguluyorsunuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

romanzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fictionalize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fictionalize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fictionalize
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fictionalize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fictionalize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fictionalize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fictionalize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fictionalize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FICTIONALIZE»

The term «fictionalize» is normally little used and occupies the 135.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FICTIONALIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fictionalize

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2 QUOTES WITH «FICTIONALIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fictionalize.
1
Madhur Bhandarkar
After 'Chandni Bar' there was a shutdown of such bars in Mumbai. After 'Page 3' people started avoiding such events. 'Traffic Signal' exposed the money flow through the mafia. I'm not apologetic about the brutal truth in my films. Almost 70% of my films are based on reality, and 30% I fictionalize or change to suit my film.
2
Matthew Stover
Perhaps the most significant thing George Lucas did in creating 'Star Wars' was to fictionalize the Tao - to spark a universe where we can talk about the Force in objective terms and show it in direct action.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FICTIONALIZE»

Discover the use of fictionalize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fictionalize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells
It's often a good idea to fictionalize your own surroundings if you live in a small town. If you want to set your story in a small New England town, make it an imaginary one. Then you can draw on your experience of living in a small New England ...
Leigh Michaels, 2007
2
From Within the Frame: Storytelling in African-American Fiction
He has to make his readers up, fictionalize them."15 But according to Ong, while the writer must fictionalize his or her readers, the readership is simultaneously called upon to fictionalize themselves as receivers of the fiction: Readers over the  ...
Bertram D. Ashe, 2002
3
Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching ...
Claiming that all writers, even student writers, must fictionalize their audience, Ong illustrated his point by citing the following passage from A Farewell to Arms: In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across  ...
Irene L. Clark, 2011
4
Show Don’t Tell: A Writer's Guide
W. 10. “Fictionalize”. Your. Nonfiction. HEN ... the factsandturned theminto drama through injecting dialogue andby breaking the narrative into short, snappy sentences. He poured life into the scene. What he did “Fictionalize” Your Nonfiction.
William Noble, 2013
5
Writing Fiction Step by Step
If you don't want to start with a real friend, fictionalize one and imagine something she did. Check: Does this work for you? Some people like the limitations of a third -person external point of view, the observational perspective. Others prefer to ...
Josip Novakovich, 1998
6
Orality and Literacy: 30th Anniversary Edition
Even in writing to a close friend I have to fictionalize a mood for him, to which he is expected to conform. The reader must also fictionalize the writer. When my friend reads my letter, I may be in an entirely different frame of mind from when I ...
Walter J. Ong, 2013
7
Interfaces of the Word: Studies in the Evolution of ...
These gradations of admissible ignorance vary from one level of scholarly writing to another, and since individual readers vary in knowledge and competence, the degree to which they must fictionalize themselves to match the level of this or ...
Walter J. Ong, 2012
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Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
fetter. |. fictionalize. 264 fetter v. (fetters, fettering, fettered) 1 restrict the freedom of . 2 restrain with chains or shackles. n. 1 (fetters) restraints or controls. 2 a chain placed around a prisoner's ankle to restrict their movement. fettle n. condition: the  ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2012
9
Yokomitsu Riichi: Modernist
The result is not so much to fictionalize his life as to make nonsense of it, for the novel itself could hardly be called a success. The interest of The Sun in Heaven is in what it set out to do, and solely in that: to fictionalize to as extreme a point as  ...
Dennis Keene, 1999
10
Is There an Author in This Text?: Discovering the Otherness ...
14 Further, the composition requires that the writer fictionalize the intended audience and fictionalize a mood for the context of the text.15 In the same way the reader must fictionalize the author.16 The very word composition suggests the ...
Peter A. Sutcliffe, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FICTIONALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fictionalize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Writers to Watch: Fall 2015: Gabriel Urza - Publishers Weekly
“When you fictionalize something, it gives you a lot more leeway... to deal with characters as characters, rather than [as] historical or political ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Mike's Place, the real Israel, gets well-deserved attention
“However, it was necessary to fictionalize aspects of this story for efficiency and to protect the identities of some of the characters.” The epilogue ... «thejewishchronicle.net, Jul 15»
3
Even Later, At the Coffee Shop
“I had diaries and vignettes and was going to fictionalize them,” she said of the abandoned work. “I couldn't take non-fiction and make it fiction.”. «ithaca.com, Jul 15»
4
A bio-pic on Sanjay Gandhi? Great idea but good luck making it …
“Mani Ratnam failed to fictionalize his script enough to escape the wrath of political parties,” writes Mad About Moviez. The censor board first ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Honda's Warranty Expenses:
But we're going to fictionalize them in two ways. First, we're going to convert the amounts that Honda reported in yen into U.S. dollars, based on ... «Warranty Week, Jul 15»
6
Casting the would-be Lifetime movie about the big-dicked prison …
However, these types of movies need a hero, so we're gonna fictionalize a cop that somehow made tracking down Matt personal. Playing a ... «Death and Taxes, Jun 15»
7
Summertime, and the readin' is easy
When truth is more sensational than fiction, just fictionalize the truth — which is precisely what Levin did in “Compulsion,” the classic 1956 ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
8
It's not all sun and fun in Miami Beach
I wanted to set it in Miami Beach in 1972 and let the characters be historical, but I would fictionalize them,” Rosenbaum explained. «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
9
Now, a spoof on Lingaa
The controversies surrounding superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Lingaa aren't over yet and there are already plans to fictionalize most of it into a ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
10
In Saint Mazie, Jami Attenberg fleshes out Joseph Mitchell's …
One of the most annoying trends in fiction right now is the novel based on the life of a literary figure. What's the point of trying to fictionalize ... «Chicago Reader, Jun 15»

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