confabulate
Meaning
- (intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
- (intransitive) To confer.
- (ambitransitive) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
Synonyms
negociate
speak with
talk away
Translations
sohbet etmek
κουβεντιάζω
papoter
papear
تحادثPronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
Etymology
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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