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/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪz/ · verb
(transitive) To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance)..
a lightly fictionalized account of [X]
Use fictionalize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fictionalize means (transitive) To retell (something) real (e.g., an event or series of events) as if it were fiction; especially, to do so in a way that departs from reality in any extent from mild to extensive (from minor details to essential substance)..
Common synonyms include retell.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a lightly fictionalized account of [X]
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