Meanings
verbnovelise (third-person singular simple present novelises, present participle novelising, simple past and past participle novelised)
present singular third person novelises · participle present novelising · participle past novelised · past novelised
- BritishNon OxfordNon-Oxford British form of novelize.
Herbert was able to novelise his experiences as a soldier into a compelling action drama.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbconvert into the form or the style of a novel
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Italic*nowos
- Latinnovus
- Latinnovellus
- Vulgar Latin*novella
- Italiannovella
- Englishnovel
- Englishnovelise
Cite this entry
APA
novelise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelise
MLA
“novelise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “novelise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelise.
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