to write or tell fictitious stories, esp. highly allegorical or fantastic ones
Origin of fabulate
from Classical Latin fabulari, to speak (in fables) from fabula, fablefabulate
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fabulate
intransitive verb
fab·u·lat·ed, fab·u·lat·ing, fab·u·latesTo engage in the composition of fables or stories, especially those featuring a strong element of fantasy: “a land which … had given itself up to dreaming, to fabulating, to tale-telling” ( Lawrence Durrell )
Origin of fabulate
Latin fābulārī fābulāt- to talk from fābula tale, talk ; see fable .Related Forms:
- fab′u·la′tion
noun
- fab′u·la′tor
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present fabulates, present participle fabulating, simple past and past participle fabulated)
Origin
From Latin fÄbulÄtus, perfect passive participle of fÄbulor (“tell stories, chat"), from fÄbula (“fable").
Noun
(plural fabulates)
- A folk story that is not entirely believable.
- (specifically) A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
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