Definition of "fictionalizing" [fictionalizing]

• Present participle of fictionalize. (verb)

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• "Part of the idea of fictionalizing historical events is to tell a story, to get at a deeper truth than a documentary could."
• "If Luke Skywalker crossed over from his side of the galaxy to interact with Mark Hamill, perhaps someone else did so earlier and gave George Lucas the knowledge for him to write up their story, "fictionalizing" it slightly for the movies."
• "Instead of "fictionalizing" the parts of his book about which he had no first-hand information or knowledge, Junger made use of accounts from people who had been in similar situations to those he was writing about."