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to confabulate
01
闲聊, 交谈
to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information
Intransitive
Example
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.
02
商谈, 讨论
to confer or discuss something with others
Intransitive
Example
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.
03
编造, 虚构
to create or invent fictitious experiences or details to fill gaps in one's memory
Intransitive
Transitive: to confabulate experiences or details
Example
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.
