fictionize

verb

fic·tion·ize ˈfik-shə-ˌnīz

fictionized; fictionizing

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: fictionalize

fictionization

ˌfik-shə-nə-ˈzā-shən

noun

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fiction + -ize

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1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fictionize was in 1831

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