fabulate C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Freq #1249633 Meanings 1 verb To make up and tell invented stories, often fantastical ones. As a child she loved to fabulate tales about hidden kingdoms. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms fabulationfabulator Related forms memorate Etymology AI details From Latin fābulātus, perfect active participle of fābulor (“to tell stories, chat”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fābula (“fable”). fābulātus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fabulate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **Frequency rank:** 1249633 ## Meanings 1. To make up and tell invented stories, often fantastical ones. ## Examples - As a child she loved to fabulate tales about hidden kingdoms. ## Derived Forms - fabulation - fabulator ## Related Forms - memorate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fābulātus ## Etymology From Latin fābulātus, perfect active participle of fābulor (“to tell stories, chat”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fābula (“fable”). ## AI Etymology Fabulate is from Latin fābulātus, perfect active participle of fābulor (“to tell stories, chat”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fābula (“fable”). Important recorded forms include fābulātus (Latin). Current senses include to make up and tell invented stories, often fantastical ones. The wider family includes derived forms such as fabulation and fabulator; related words such as memorate. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown