Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fictionalize

2 senses of fictionalize

Sense 1
fictionalize, fictionalise, retell -- (make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel")
       => re-create -- (create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale")

Sense 2
novelize, novelise, fictionalize, fictionalise -- (convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event")
       => convert -- (change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers")