intr.v. con·fab·u·lat·ed, con·fab·u·lat·ing, con·fab·u·lates
1. To talk casually; chat.
2. Psychology To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.
[Latin confabulara, confabulat- : com-, com- + fabulari, to talk
(from fabula, conversation; see fable).]
(from fabula, conversation; see fable).]
con·fab'u·la'tion n.
con·fab'u·la'tor n.
con·fab'u·la·to'ry adj.
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confabulate | |
verb | |
1. | unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory |
2. | talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" |
3. | have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer] |
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