fabulate
gb/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/ us/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
英語
語義
0件の語義
動詞
literary
C1
action
1
invent or tell stories
To make up a story and tell it.
用法パターン：
fabulate; fabulate about [something]; fabulate [a story/tale]
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse with fabricate; fabulate usually emphasizes storytelling and is rarer in everyday speech.
類義語
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.)
対義語
recount (To tell what actually happened rather than inventing.)
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report (To give factual information, especially in journalism.)
コロケーション
fabulate a story
|fabulate a tale
|fabulate narratives
|fabulate myths
|fabulate scenes
|fabulate episodes
|fabulate about the past
|fabulate freely
|fabulate imaginatively
|fabulate events
テーマ
literature
|storytelling
|writing
|media
例文
- In his lectures, he would fabulate new legends to illustrate philosophical ideas.
- The novelist fabul ates about lost kingdoms with the ease of someone remembering them.
- She began to fabulate a backstory for the minor character to make the scene feel real.
学習者向け例文
- He likes to fabulate stories.
- She fabul ated about life in space.
動詞
formal
C2
action
2
make up false details
To say things that are not true, often because you do not remember clearly.
用法パターン：
fabulate; fabulate about [events/details]
よくある間違い：
This sense overlaps with confabulate; in medical contexts, confabulate is more common.
類義語
confabulate (More standard in clinical psychology for filling memory gaps.)
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fabricate (Often implies deliberate invention rather than memory-based invention.)
対義語
remember (To recall accurately instead of inventing.)
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verify (To check facts rather than making them up.)
コロケーション
fabulate details
|fabulate explanations
|fabulate memories
|fabulate an account
|fabulate an excuse
|tend to fabulate
|fabulate unconsciously
|fabulate convincingly
テーマ
psychology
|communication
例文
- When pressed for specifics, he started to fabulate details that didn’t match the records.
- Under stress, some people may fabulate explanations for events they cannot recall clearly.
- The witness seemed to fabulate parts of the timeline to make the story coherent.
学習者向け例文
- He fabul ated details because he forgot the truth.
文法
辞書形
fabulate
IPA
GB/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
US/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
音節・強勢
fab - u - late （3音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (fab)
活用形
Verb
- Base: fabulate
- 3rd Person Singular: fabulates
- Present Participle: fabulating
- Past: fabulated
- Past Participle: fabulated
関連語
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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