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nov·el·ize
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ˈnɒv
əˌlaɪz
/
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verb (used with object),
nov·el·ized,
nov·el·iz·ing.
1.
to put into the form of a
novel
:
He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.
2.
to make fictional; fictionalize.
Also,
especially British
,
nov·el·ise
.
Origin:
1625–35;
novel
1
+
-ize
Related forms
nov·el·i·za·tion,
noun
nov·el·iz·er,
noun
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novelize
or
novelise
(ˈnɒvəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
to convert (a true story, film, etc) into a novel
novelise
or
novelise
—
vb
noveli'zation
or
novelise
—
n
noveli'sation
or
novelise
—
n
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