fictionalized

UK: /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪzd/

From the verb fictionalize: (⇒ conjugate)

fictionalized is: ⓘ

v past (US & UK)

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fic•tion•al•ize /ˈfɪkʃənəlˌaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make into fiction; give a fictional version of:
   to fictionalize the life of a hero.

fic•tion•al•i•za•tion /ˌfɪkʃənələˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable* countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fic•tion•al•ize  (fik′shə nl īz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make into fiction;
   give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of:
   to fictionalize a biography.

Also, fictionize. Also,[esp. Brit.,] fic′tion•al•ise′. 

• fictional + -ize 1920–25

fic′tion•al•i•za′tion, n. 
fic′tion•al•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fictionalize, fictionalise / ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to make into fiction or give a fictional aspect to

ˌfictionaliˈzation, ˌfictionaliˈsation noun