scenarioize

English

Etymology

From scenario +‎ -ize.

Verb

scenarioize (third-person singular simple present scenarioizes, present participle scenarioizing, simple past and past participle scenarioized)

1. (dated, transitive) To turn (a story, idea etc.) into a scenario for a play or film.
   • 1918, The Moving Picture World, volume 38, number 2:

     It was this kindly old lady that lifted her part into such idealism that it saved from entire disregard the whole story as scenarioized by J. Grubb Alexander.

   • 1927, Overland Monthly, volume 85:

     Being the "best-seller" type of story, one recognizes this as valuable material for movie production. Scenarioized, it should net Mrs. St. John many neat thousands.

   • 1936, Motion Picture Herald, volume 123:

     Mr. Goldwyn has secured Jules Furthman, by arrangement with Irving Thalberg, of MGM, to scenarioize "Come and Get It."