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单词 fabulize
释义

fabulizev.

Etymology: < Latin fābula fable n. + -ize suffix.
Obsolete.
a. intransitive. To invent fables.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > tell tales [verb (intransitive)]
fablec1380
fabulize1612
romance1653
to play (also tip) the traveller1697
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > tell or create parables or apologues [verb (intransitive)]
parable1571
fabulize1612
fabulate1616
1612 Mr. King tr. Benvenuto Passenger i. i. 71 Endlesly among themselues, they fabulize, nourish the mistery.
1818 G. S. Faber Horæ Mosaicæ (ed. 2) I. 251 It is utterly impossible that it [sc. the Pentateuch] could thus grossly have fabulized.
b. transitive. To concoct, invent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > contrive, devise, or invent [verb (transitive)]
findeOE
conceive1340
seek1340
brewc1386
divine1393
to find outc1405
to search outc1425
to find up?c1430
forgec1430
upfindc1440
commentc1450
to dream out1533
inventa1538
father1548
spina1575
coin1580
conceit1591
mint1593
spawn1594
cook1599
infantize1619
fabulize1633
notionate1645
to make upc1650
to spin outa1651
to cook up1655
to strike out1735
mother1788
to think up1855
to noodle out1950
gin1980
1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 16) 299 They did but fabulize an apish imitation of Gods truth.
c. To relate as legend: with sentence as object.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > tell of in legend [verb (transitive)] > relate as legend
fabulize1738
1738 G. Smith Curious Relations II. 530 The Persians fabulize in their Alcoran, that [etc.]
d. To dress up as a fable.

Derivatives

ˈfabulized adj.
ΚΠ
1823 G. S. Faber Treat. Christian Dispensations I. vi. 241 Their fabulized history.
ˈfabulizing n. and adj.
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1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry I. ii. ii. 315 The very wildest style of oriental fabulizing.
1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry II. iv. vi. 502 The fabulizing monks of the holy sepulchre.
1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. v. viii. 334 A fabulizing martyrology.
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