Etymology

fabulate

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Today it means: To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables. Full definition →

Latin fābulātus
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fabulate · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromfābulātus
  2. English todayfabulate

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

fabulate · noun2

Coined around 1934 by folklorist Carl von Sydow to contrast with memorate, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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