fabulate.
To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
Meaning & usage
To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
To relate as or in the manner of a fable.
To tell fables, to narrate with fables.
Where this word comes from
From Latin fābulātus, perfect active participle of fābulor (“to tell stories, chat”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fābula (“fable”).
A folk story that is not entirely believable.
A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
Where this word comes from
Coined around 1934 by folklorist Carl von Sydow to contrast with memorate, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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