fictionalises
Turns into story
Fictionalises is the British spelling of fictionalizes—to turn real events or people into fiction, or to treat something as if it were fictional.
A novelist fictionalises her childhood in a coming-of-age story.
A film fictionalises a scandal by changing names and details.
The series fictionalises the lives of Tudor monarchs.
Creates falsely or manufactures
- inventsCreates something novel
- concoctsInvents by combining elements
- devisesInvents through ingenuity
- imaginesMentally conjures scenes
crafts · constructs · composes · creates · envisions · forms · originates · spins
Alters to deceive
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
- misrepresentsDepicts inaccurately or deceptively
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- inventsCreates something novel
exaggerates · embellishes · twists · manipulates · deceives · misleads · warps · skews
Exaggerates for effect
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- reimaginesThinks of differently
- transformsChanges form completely
- reworksAlters to improve
revises · recasts · reinvents · novelises · narrates · chronicles · recounts · portrays
fabricates
Creates falsely or manufactures
imagines · crafts · constructs · composes · creates · envisions · forms · originates · spins · plots
falsifies
Alters to deceive
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
- misrepresentsDepicts inaccurately or deceptively
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
invents · exaggerates · embellishes · twists · manipulates · deceives · misleads · warps · skews · alters
dramatizes
Exaggerates for effect
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- reimaginesThinks of differently
- transformsChanges form completely
reworks · revises · recasts · reinvents · novelises · narrates · chronicles · recounts · portrays · depicts
fictionalisesdocuments
Formal written records
records · chronicles · reports · authenticates · verifies
fictionalisespreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
transcribes · archives · reproduces · replicates · captures