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Meaning of confabulate in English
Pronunciation
/kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt/
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Verb
confabulate
Etymology
early 17th century: from Latin confabulat-‘chatted together’, from the verb confabulari, from con-‘together’ + fabulari (from fabula‘fable’)
Definitions
1.
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
2.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
Examples
« the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze »
3.
have a conference in order to talk something over
Examples
« We conferred about a plan of action »