novelize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English novelize From novel + -ize.
Meanings
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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.
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(dated) To innovate.
[…] the novelizing spirit of man lives by variety, and the new faces of things.
1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| novelise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| novelized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| novelized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| novelizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| novelizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
es novelar (to adapt to fiction) · fr nouvelliser (to adapt to fiction) · bg романизирам (to adapt to fiction) · ca novel·lar (to adapt to fiction)