confabulate
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confabulate
- /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/ US, UK
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First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb confabulates · confabulating · confabulated
- To speak casually with; to chat.
- To confer.
- To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory. "It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response."
