confabulate
11confabulate — [kən fabjʊleɪt] verb 1》 formal converse. 2》 Psychiatry fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory. Derivatives confabulation noun confabulatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as confabulation): from L. confabulat ,… …
12confabulate — v. n. (Rare.) Chat, prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, talk freely, have a free and easy talk …
13confabulate — verb (I) formal to talk together …
14confabulate — v chat, chitchat, palaver, converse, coze, talk together, pass the time of day, Inf. confab, Sl. rap, Sl. chin, Sl. chew the fat, Sl. shoot the breeze or bull, Sl. bull; talk or speak with, have a talk with, converse with, commune with,… …
15confabulate — con·fab·u·late …
16confabulate — con•fab•u•late [[t]kənˈfæb yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to converse informally or privately 2) psi Psychiatry. to fill a gap in memory with a falsification believed to be true • Etymology: 1605–15; < L confābulātus << fābulatalk …
17confabulate — /kənˈfæbjuleɪt / (say kuhn fabyoohlayt) verb (i) (confabulated, confabulating) to talk together; converse. {Latin confābulātus, past participle} …
18confabulate — v.i. chat; hold a discussion; Psychology, replace memory gaps with imagined experiences. ♦ confabulation, n …
19confabulate — v.intr. 1 converse, chat. 2 Psychol. fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for the loss of memory. Derivatives: confabulation n. confabulatory adj. Etymology: L confabulari (as com , fabulari f. fabula tale) …
20Confabulated — Confabulate Con*fab u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Confabulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confabulating}.] [L. confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together; con + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. See {Fable}.] To talk familiarly together; to… …
