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confabulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

confabulate
verb
/kən'fæbjə,leɪt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
Type Words
Synonyms chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
Type of discourse, converse
Has types jawbone, shmooze, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose
Derivation confabulation

confabulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

confabulate
verb
/kən'fæbjə,leɪt/
have a conference in order to talk something over
Type Words
Synonyms confab, confer, consult
Type of talk over, discuss, hash out
Has types collogue
Derivation confabulation

confabulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

confabulate
verb
/kən'fæbjə,leɪt/
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
Type Words
Type of fabricate, cook up, invent, make up, manufacture
Derivation confabulation

Examples of confabulate

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Why do some amnesics confabulate while others do not?
From the nature.com
For some, this is incentive to confabulate.
From the forbes.com
Some amnesic patients not only fail to remember, they also confabulate-that is, they invent simple or fantastic stories about their recent doings.
From the nature.com
Republicans must size up the true dimensions of their victories, even as Democrats confabulate what strategic mischief they can wreak once Congress reconvenes.
From the washingtontimes.com
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.