fictionalise

/'fikʃənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (fictionalise) /'fikʃənəlaiz/ (fictionalize) /'fikʃənəla

Thân thiện

The author decided to fictionalise the true story for his new book.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To convert (something based on fact or real events) into the form or style of a fictional narrative, such as a novel or story.
   • To present or recount real people, events, or information in a fictionalized manner, often by altering details, adding imagined elements, or shaping the material for dramatic or thematic effect.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The screenwriter chose to fictionalise the true crime story, changing the names and locations.
  • Many biopics fictionalise aspects of their subject's early life to make it more compelling for the audience.
  • Her memoir was heavily fictionalised, blending memory with invention.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• "fictionalise" vs. "novelize": While both can mean to convert into a novel, "fictionalise" has a broader application. It can refer to adapting real material into any fictional format (film, play, story), not just a novel. "Novelize" specifically means to turn into a novel.
• The process of fictionalising often involves selective emphasis, composite characters, invented dialogue, or altered timelines while retaining the core essence of the real events.

Variants and Related Words

• Fictionalize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning as "fictionalise".
  • The American edition uses the spelling "fictionalize".
• Fictionalisation / Fictionalization (noun): The act or result of fictionalising.
  • The fictionalisation of the war made it more accessible to a general audience.
• Fiction (noun): Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
• Fictitious (adjective): Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.

Synonyms

• Novelize: To convert (a story, often from another medium) into the form of a novel.
• Dramatize: To adapt (a story or events) into a dramatic form, such as a play or film, which often involves fictionalisation.
• Embellish: To make (a story) more interesting by adding extra details, often ones that are not true.

Antonyms

• Document: To record (something) in factual detail.
• Report: To give a factual account of an event or situation.
• Chronicle: To record (a related series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Based on a true story: A common phrase used for works that are fictionalised versions of real events.
• Literary license: The freedom to deviate from facts or standard forms for artistic effect, which is central to the act of fictionalising.

Học thuật

Verb

1. convert into the form or the style of a novel
   • The author novelized the historical event
2. make into fiction
   • The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel

Từ đồng nghĩa

• novelize
• novelise
• fictionalize
• retell