verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To speak casually with; to chat. intransitive
2. 2
   have a conference in order to talk something over wordnet
3. 3
   To confer. intransitive
4. 4
   talk socially without exchanging too much information wordnet
5. 5
   To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory. ambitransitive

   ""It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response.""

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6. 6
   unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory wordnet

Synonyms

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chatconfabjawadvisebandy wordschaffer

Example

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""It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response.""

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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