fabulate

CEFRC2

/ˈfæbjʊleɪt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To create or tell a story, especially an invented one.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To relate as or in the manner of a fable.

Examples

  • She began to fabulate about her past.

  • The children like to fabulate stories about magical creatures in the forest.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To tell fables, to narrate with fables.

  2. To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A folk story that is not entirely believable.

More examples

In context

  • The writer would fabulate entire stories.

  • It is only this posture that permits him to discharge his function as a chief: to fabulate and to summon up the missing people.

  • The objects remain those of male fantasies, but from the start Maxine associates the ability to fantasize or fabulate with women and with Cantonese: […]

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Origin

verb

From Latin fābulātus, perfect active participle of fābulor (“to tell stories, chat”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fābula (“fable”).