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