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confabulate

Pronunciation: /kənˈfabjʊleɪt/

Definition of confabulate

verb

[no object]

1 formal engage in conversation; talk:she could be heard on the telephone confabulating with someone

2 Psychiatry fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory: she has lapses in attention and concentration—she may be confabulating a little

Derivatives

confabulation
confabulatory

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin confabulat- 'chatted together', from the verb confabulari, from con- 'together' + fabulari (from fabula 'fable')