fabulate
gb/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/ us/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
Inggris
kitalál, fabulál, konfabulál
KATA KERJA
C1
LITERARY
1
Pola penggunaan:
fabulate; fabulate about [something]; fabulate [a story/tale]
In his lectures, he would fabulate new legends to illustrate philosophical ideas.
Az előadásain új legendákat talált ki, hogy szemléltesse a filozófiai gondolatokat.
The novelist fabul ates about lost kingdoms with the ease of someone remembering them.
A regényíró úgy talál ki történeteket elveszett királyságokról, mintha csak emlékezne rájuk.
She began to fabulate a backstory for the minor character to make the scene feel real.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
He likes to fabulate stories.
Szeret történeteket kitalálni.
She fabul ated about life in space.
Történeteket talált ki az űrbeli életről.
Kesalahan umum:
Do not confuse with fabricate; fabulate usually emphasizes storytelling and is rarer in everyday speech.
Arti
invent or tell stories
Kolokasi
fabulate a story
|fabulate a tale
|fabulate narratives
|fabulate myths
|fabulate scenes
|fabulate episodes
|fabulate about the past
|fabulate freely
|fabulate imaginatively
|fabulate events
Sinonim
invent (More general; not specifically about telling a story.)
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fictionalize (Emphasizes turning real events into fiction.)
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spin (More informal; suggests shaping a story for effect.)
Antonim
recount (To tell what actually happened rather than inventing.)
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report (To give factual information, especially in journalism.)
Tema
literature
|storytelling
|writing
|media
Definisi
To make up a story and tell it.
To invent, develop, or tell a story, especially in an imaginative or fictional way.
KATA KERJA
C2
FORMAL
2
konfabulál
C2
kitalál
B2
Pola penggunaan:
fabulate; fabulate about [events/details]
When pressed for specifics, he started to fabulate details that didn’t match the records.
Amikor konkrétumokat kértek tőle, olyan részleteket kezdett kitalálni, amelyek nem egyeztek a nyilvántartásokkal.
Under stress, some people may fabulate explanations for events they cannot recall clearly.
Stressz hatására egyesek magyarázatokat találhatnak ki olyan eseményekre, amelyekre nem emlékeznek tisztán.
The witness seemed to fabulate parts of the timeline to make the story coherent.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
He fabul ated details because he forgot the truth.
Részleteket talált ki, mert elfelejtette, mi történt valójában.
Kesalahan umum:
This sense overlaps with confabulate; in medical contexts, confabulate is more common.
Arti
make up false details
Kolokasi
fabulate details
|fabulate explanations
|fabulate memories
|fabulate an account
|fabulate an excuse
|tend to fabulate
|fabulate unconsciously
|fabulate convincingly
Sinonim
confabulate (More standard in clinical psychology for filling memory gaps.)
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fabricate (Often implies deliberate invention rather than memory-based invention.)
Antonim
remember (To recall accurately instead of inventing.)
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verify (To check facts rather than making them up.)
Tema
psychology
|communication
Definisi
To say things that are not true, often because you do not remember clearly.
To produce invented or untrue details, especially to fill gaps in memory or to explain something.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
fabulate
IPA
GB/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
US/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
Suku kata & tekanan
fab - u - late (3 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (fab)
Bentuk kata
Verb
- Base: fabulate
- 3rd Person Singular: fabulates
- Present Participle: fabulating
- Past: fabulated
- Past Participle: fabulated
Kata terkait
Forms
fabulates
verb
fabulating
verb
fabulated
verb
Core family
fabulation
noun C1
fable
noun B1
Related words
fabulous
adjective B1
fabulously
adverb C1
Advanced or less common
fabulist
noun
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