verb
convert into the form or the style of a novel
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The author novelized the historical event
• Syn: ↑novelize, ↑fictionalize, ↑fictionalise
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fictionalisation (for: ↑fictionalise), ↑novelisation, ↑novelization (for: ↑novelize)
• Hypernyms: ↑convert
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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novˈelize or novˈelise transitive verb
1. To make new or novel
2. To turn into a novel or novels
intransitive verb
1. To innovate
2. To write as a novelist
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Main Entry: ↑novel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.