con·fab·u·late [ kən fábbyə làyt ](past and past participlecon·fab·u·lat·ed, present participlecon·fab·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularcon·fab·u·lates)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1. confer about something: to discuss or have a chat about something
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formal
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2. create memory of supposed past events: to give fictitious accounts of past events, believing they are true, in order to cover a gap in the memory caused by a medical condition such as dementia or Korsakoff's syndrome
[Early 17th century. < Latin confabulat-, past participle of confabulari "talk together" < fabula (see fable)]
