defictionalize

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verb

To bring out of the realm of fiction; to associate with the real world.

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Meanings

verbdefictionalize (third-person singular simple present defictionalizes, present participle defictionalizing, simple past and past participle defictionalized)

present singular third person defictionalizes · participle present defictionalizing · participle past defictionalized · past defictionalized

  1. transitiveTo bring out of the realm of fiction; to associate with the real world.

Origin

From de- + fictional + -ize.

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APA

defictionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defictionalize

MLA

“defictionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defictionalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defictionalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defictionalize.

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