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nov⋅el⋅ize

[nov-uh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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


nov⋅el⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
nov⋅el⋅iz⋅er, noun
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nov·el·ize   (nŏv'ə-līz')   
tr.v.   nov·el·ized, nov·el·iz·ing, nov·el·iz·es
  1. To write a novel based on: novelize a popular movie.

  2. To turn into fiction; fictionalize: novelize one's personal experiences.

nov'el·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., nov'el·iz'er n.
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