fabulate
gb/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/ us/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
Inggeris
Makna
0 makna
Kata kerja
literary
C1
action
1
invent or tell stories
To make up a story and tell it.
Corak penggunaan:
fabulate; fabulate about [something]; fabulate [a story/tale]
Kesilapan biasa:
Do not confuse with fabricate; fabulate usually emphasizes storytelling and is rarer in everyday speech.
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.)
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
Tema
literature
|storytelling
|writing
|media
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- He likes to fabulate stories.
- She fabul ated about life in space.
Kata kerja
formal
C2
action
2
make up false details
To say things that are not true, often because you do not remember clearly.
Corak penggunaan:
fabulate; fabulate about [events/details]
Kesilapan biasa:
This sense overlaps with confabulate; in medical contexts, confabulate is more common.
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.)
Kolokasi
fabulate details
|fabulate explanations
|fabulate memories
|fabulate an account
|fabulate an excuse
|tend to fabulate
|fabulate unconsciously
|fabulate convincingly
Tema
psychology
|communication
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- He fabul ated details because he forgot the truth.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
fabulate
IPA
GB/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
US/fˈæbjəlˌeɪt/
Suku kata dan 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
Keluarga kata
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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