CONFABULATE


Meaning of CONFABULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlāt ]

intransitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin confabulatus, past participle of confabulari, from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story — more at fable

Date: circa 1604

1. : to talk informally : chat

2. : to hold a discussion : confer

3. : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication

• con·fab·u·la·tion kən-ˌfa-byə-ˈlā-shən noun

• con·fab·u·la·tor kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlā-tər noun

• con·fab·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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