Definition of confabulate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
psychologyTECH. fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memoryTECH.
- The patient tends to confabulate events that never happened..
2.
casual chatDated talk casually without sharing much informationDated
- They confabulated over coffee about their weekend plans.
3.
conferenceDated have a discussion to talk something overDated
- The managers confabulated to decide the next steps.
Origin of confabulate
Latin confabulari (to talk together)
Examples of confabulate in a sentence
Doctors noticed she would confabulate to fill memory gaps. We confabulated briefly before the meeting started. The neighbors confabulated at the fence. They confabulated for hours about the project. The committee will confabulate before making a decision.
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- French:fabuler, bavarder, ...
- German:konfabulieren, plaudern, ...
- Italian:confabulare, chiacchierare, ...
- Spanish:inventar, charlar, ...
- Portuguese:inventa histórias, conversar, ...
- Chinese:编造记忆, 闲聊, ...
- Japanese:作り話をする, おしゃべりする, ...
- Arabic:اخْتَلَقَ, تسامرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַמְצִיא חֲווָיוֹת, לְשׂוֹחֵחַ, ...
- Russian:выдумывать воспоминания, болтать, ...
- Ukrainian:фантазувати, розмовляти, ...
- Hindi:कल्पित करना, गपशप करना, ...
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