fictionalize vs recreate

fictionalize and recreate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fictionalize	No	No	Yes	No
recreate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recreate is a hypernym of fictionalize; that is, recreate is a word with a broader meaning than fictionalize:

Other hypernyms of fictionalize include re-create.

fictionalize (verb)	recreate (verb)
convert into the form or the style of a novel	give new life or energy to
make into fiction	form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
	produce or make another of
	make a replica of
	give encouragement to
	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion