[con.fab.u.late] vi -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L confabulatus, pp. of confabulari, fr. com- + fabulari to talk, fr. fabula story--more at fable] (ca. 1604) 1: chat
2: to hold a discussion: confer
3: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication -- con.fab.u.la.tion n -- con.fab.u.la.tor n -- con.fab.u.la.to.ry adj