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to confabulate
01
to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information
Intransitive
Example
Students gathered in the cafeteria to confabulate during their lunch break.
During the party, guests confabulated about movies, music, and other light topics.
The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.
02
to confer or discuss something with others
Intransitive
Example
The committee regularly confabulates to brainstorm new ideas.
The team will confabulate tomorrow to discuss the project 's progress.
The board members will confabulate next week to review the budget.
03
to create or invent fictitious experiences or details to fill gaps in one's memory
Intransitive
Transitive: to confabulate experiences or details
Example
Patients with certain neurological conditions may confabulate to make sense of fragmented memories.
Elderly individuals with dementia may confabulate as their memory deteriorates.
The witness seemed to confabulate details of the incident when questioned by the police.
Example
Students gathered in the cafeteria to confabulate during their lunch break.
During the party, guests confabulated about movies, music, and other light topics.
The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.
At the family reunion, relatives confabulated about old memories and shared laughter.
As they waited for the meeting to start, colleagues confabulated about their weekend plans.
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