An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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fabulate
  افسانه‌بافتن  
afsâné-bâftan (#)
Fr.: affabuler, inventer  

  1. To tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.

  2. To relate an event as a fable.

Etymology (EN): From L. fabulatus perfect passive participle of fabulor, from fabula, → fable.

Etymology (PE): Afsâne-bâftan “to forge fables, stories,”
from afsâné, → fable, + bâftan “to weave, twist, plait,” → texture.