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novelise

novelise is the alternative form of novelize.

Meaning of novelize

Verb

novelize (third-person singular simple present novelizes, present participle novelizing, simple past and past participle novelized)

  1. 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.
  2. (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 of novelise

third-person singular presentnovelises
present participlenovelising
past participlenovelised
pastnovelised

Origin of novelise

From novel + -ise.

Words formed from novelise

Questions about novelise

What is novelise the alternative form of?
Novelise is the alternative form of novelize.

Words near novelise in the dictionary

  1. novelettist
  2. novelettists
  3. noveletty
  4. novelisation
  5. novelisations
  6. novelise
  7. novelised
  8. noveliser
  9. novelisers
  10. novelises
  11. novelish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: novelise (page history and authors); novelize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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