Pronunciation: k ə n- ' fa-by ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ k ə n- ˌ fa-by ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun
– con · fab · u · la · tor \ k ə n- ' fa-by ə - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun
– con · fab · u · la · to · ry \ -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective