fabulate

Children often fabulate imaginary worlds filled with dragons and magic to entertain themselves.

(Chinese) 孩子们经常编造充满巨龙和魔法的幻想世界来娱乐自己。

Critics argued that the biographer tended to fabulate historical events rather than sticking to the facts.

(Chinese) 批评者认为，这位传记作者倾向于虚构历史事件，而不是坚持事实。