FICTIONALIZE
novelize, novelise, fictionalize, fictionalise
(verb) convert into the form or the style of a novel; “The author novelized the historical event”
fictionalize, fictionalise, retell
(verb) make into fiction; “The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fictionalize (third-person singular simple present fictionalizes, present participle fictionalizing, simple past and past participle fictionalized)
To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods
To convert something into a novel or other dramatic work
Source: Wiktionary