novelize

English

Alternative forms

• novelise

Etymology

novel +‎ -ize

Verb

novelize (third-person singular simple present novelizes, present participle novelizing, simple past and past participle novelized)

1. To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel.

   Herbert was able to novelize his experiences as a soldier into a compelling action drama.

2. (dated) To innovate.
   • 1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals‎^[1], 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 38:

     […] the novelizing spirit of man lives by variety, and the new faces of things.

Translations

to adapt to fiction

• Bulgarian: романизирам (romaniziram)
• Catalan: novel·lar (ca)
• French: nouvelliser (fr)
• Spanish: novelar (es)