Associations to the word «Confabulate»

Wiktionary

CONFABULATE, verb. (intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
CONFABULATE, verb. (intransitive) To confer.
CONFABULATE, verb. (intransitive) (psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.

Dictionary definition

CONFABULATE, verb. Unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory.
CONFABULATE, verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".
CONFABULATE, verb. Have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action".

Wise words

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
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