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British pronunciation
/kənfˈabjʊlˌeɪt/

Definition & Meaning of "confabulate"

to confabulate
01

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

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to confabulate definition and meaning
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As they waited for the meeting to start, colleagues confabulated about their weekend plans.
The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.
02

to confer or discuss something with others

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The team will confabulate tomorrow to discuss the project's progress.
The committee regularly confabulates to brainstorm new ideas.
03

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

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Transitive: to confabulate experiences or details
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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.
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