| 释义 |
fabulate, v.|ˈfæbjʊleɪt|
[f. L. fābulāt- ppl. stem of fābulārī to speak, f. fābula fable n.]
†1.
a. trans. To relate as a fable or myth.
b. intr. To talk or narrate in fables. Obs.
1616T. Adams Serm. Jas. iii. 8 Wks. (1629) 143 Guarded..as..it were with Gyants in an Inchanted towre, as they fabulate. 1624Heywood Gunaik. i. 17 This historie..is with much nimble..witte fabulated by Ovid.
2. trans. To invent, concoct, fabricate.
1856Bushnell Serm. Living Subj., Fabulating visit and vision to express his grief. |