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con·fab·u·late

 (kən-făb′yə-lāt′)
intr.v. con·fab·u·lat·ed, con·fab·u·lat·ing, con·fab·u·lates
1. To talk casually; chat.
2. Psychology To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.
[Latin cōnfābulārī, cōnfābulāt- : com-, com- + fābulārī, to talk (from fābula, conversation; see fable).]
con·fab′u·la′tion n.
con·fab′u·la′tor n.
con·fab′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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confabulate

(kənˈfæbjʊˌleɪt)
vb (intr)
1. to talk together; converse; chat
2. (Psychiatry) psychiatry to replace the gaps left by a disorder of the memory with imaginary remembered experiences consistently believed to be true. See also paramnesia
[C17: from Latin confābulārī, from fābulārī to talk, from fābula a story; see fable]
conˌfabuˈlation n
conˈfabuˌlator n
conˈfabulatory adj
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con•fab•u•late

(kənˈfæb yəˌleɪt)

v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to converse informally or privately.
2. Psychiatry. to fill a gap in memory with a falsification believed to be true.
[1605–15; < Latin confābulātus << fābula talk, fable]
con•fab`u•la′tion, n.
con•fab′u•la`tor, n.
con•fab′u•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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confabulate


Past participle: confabulated
Gerund: confabulating

Imperative
confabulate
confabulate
Present
I confabulate
you confabulate
he/she/it confabulates
we confabulate
you confabulate
they confabulate
Preterite
I confabulated
you confabulated
he/she/it confabulated
we confabulated
you confabulated
they confabulated
Present Continuous
I am confabulating
you are confabulating
he/she/it is confabulating
we are confabulating
you are confabulating
they are confabulating
Present Perfect
I have confabulated
you have confabulated
he/she/it has confabulated
we have confabulated
you have confabulated
they have confabulated
Past Continuous
I was confabulating
you were confabulating
he/she/it was confabulating
we were confabulating
you were confabulating
they were confabulating
Past Perfect
I had confabulated
you had confabulated
he/she/it had confabulated
we had confabulated
you had confabulated
they had confabulated
Future
I will confabulate
you will confabulate
he/she/it will confabulate
we will confabulate
you will confabulate
they will confabulate
Future Perfect
I will have confabulated
you will have confabulated
he/she/it will have confabulated
we will have confabulated
you will have confabulated
they will have confabulated
Future Continuous
I will be confabulating
you will be confabulating
he/she/it will be confabulating
we will be confabulating
you will be confabulating
they will be confabulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been confabulating
you have been confabulating
he/she/it has been confabulating
we have been confabulating
you have been confabulating
they have been confabulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been confabulating
you will have been confabulating
he/she/it will have been confabulating
we will have been confabulating
you will have been confabulating
they will have been confabulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been confabulating
you had been confabulating
he/she/it had been confabulating
we had been confabulating
you had been confabulating
they had been confabulating
Conditional
I would confabulate
you would confabulate
he/she/it would confabulate
we would confabulate
you would confabulate
they would confabulate
Past Conditional
I would have confabulated
you would have confabulated
he/she/it would have confabulated
we would have confabulated
you would have confabulated
they would have confabulated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.confabulate - unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue
2.confabulate - talk socially without exchanging too much informationconfabulate - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, gossip, chatter, visit
converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
3.confabulate - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
confer, confab, consult
hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
collogue - confer secretly
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confabulate

verb
To engage in spoken exchange:
chat, converse, discourse, speak, talk.
Informal: confab, visit.
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Translations

confabulate

[kənˈfæbjʊleɪt] VI → conferenciar
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