FABULIZE

Etymology 1

Verb

fabulize (third-person singular simple present fabulizes, present participle fabulizing, simple past and past participle fabulized)

To compose or relate fables or fictions; to give a false account of.

Etymology 2

Verb

fabulize (third-person singular simple present fabulizes, present participle fabulizing, simple past and past participle fabulized)

(transitive, non-standard, slang) To make fabulous, improve.

Source: Wiktionary


Fab"u*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fabulized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fabulizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. fabuliser. See Fable.]

Definition: To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions. G. S. Faber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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