fictionalise
1. [ verb ] make into fiction
Synonyms: retell fictionalize
Examples:

"The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"

Related terms: re-create fiction fictionalisation
2. [ verb ] convert into the form or the style of a novel
Synonyms: novelize fictionalize novelise
Examples:

"The author novelized the historical event"

Related terms: convert fictionalisation novelization
Similar spelling:   fictional
  fictionalize