单词 | fabulate |
释义 | fabulatev. a. transitive. To relate as a fable or myth. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > relate as parable or apologue [verb (transitive)] parabolize1602 fabulate1624 parable1644 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον i. 17 This historie..is with much nimble..witte fabulated by Ovid. b. intransitive. To talk or narrate in fables. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > tell or create parables or apologues [verb (intransitive)] parable1571 fabulize1612 fabulate1616 1616 T. Adams Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse 22 Warded..as..it were with Gyants in an vnchanted Towre, as they fabulate. 2. transitive. To invent, concoct, fabricate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > invent, concoct [verb (transitive)] forgec1386 contrivec1400 commentc1450 dissimule1483 devisea1535 invent1535 fable1553 coin1561 to make upc1650 manufacture1700 to tell the tale1717 fabricate1779 concoct1792 fob1805 mythologize1851 fabulate1856 phoney1940 1856 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. Fabulating visit and vision to express his grief. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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