novelize

nov·el·ize

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nov-uh-lahyz]
- /ˈnɒv əˌlaɪz/
- /ˈnɒ.və.laɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nov-uh-lahyz]
- /ˈnɒv əˌlaɪz/

Definitions of novelize word

verb with object novelize to put into the form of a novel: He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays. 1
verb with object novelize to make fictional; fictionalize. 1
noun novelize Convert (a story, typically one in the form of a movie or screenplay) into a novel. 1
verb novelize to convert (a true story, film, etc) into a novel 0
verb transitive novelize to give the form or characteristics of a novel to; make into or like a novel; specif., to use (a film script) as the basis of a novel 0

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Origin of novelize

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; novel1 + -ize

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Parts of speech for Novelize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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novelize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for novelize

verb novelize

fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
transpose — to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word.
fictionize — fictionalize.

All 5 Synonyms of novelize