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confabulate

1 of 1verb
/kənˈfæbjəleɪt/
Forms:confabulates,confabulating,confabulated,confabulated
1

to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information

  • As they waited for the meeting to start, colleagues confabulated about their weekend plans.
  • The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.
  • During the party, guests confabulated about movies, music, and other light topics.
  • At the family reunion, relatives confabulated about old memories and shared laughter.
  • Students gathered in the cafeteria to confabulate during their lunch break.
Synonyms:
natterchatconfabclaverchatterchew the fatchit-chatchafferjawshoot the breezevisitchitchatgossip
2

to confer or discuss something with others

  • The team will confabulate tomorrow to discuss the project's progress.
  • The committee regularly confabulates to brainstorm new ideas.
  • We need to confabulate before finalizing the proposal.
  • The board members will confabulate next week to review the budget.
Synonyms:
confabconsultconfer
3

to create or invent fictitious experiences or details to fill gaps in one's memory

  • After the accident, he began to confabulate stories about events that never happened.
  • Patients with certain neurological conditions may confabulate to make sense of fragmented memories.
  • The witness seemed to confabulate details of the incident when questioned by the police.
  • Elderly individuals with dementia may confabulate as their memory deteriorates.
  • The therapist helped the client recognize when he was confabulating memories.