单词 | confabulate |
释义 | Word Frequency confabulate(kənˈfæbjʊˌleɪt) verb (intransitive) 1. to talk together; converse; chat 2. psychiatry to replace the gaps left by a disorder of the memory with imaginary remembered experiences consistently believed to be true See also paramnesia Derived forms confabulation (conˌfabuˈlation) noun confabulator (conˈfabuˌlator) noun confabulatory (conˈfabulatory) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin confābulārī, from fābulārī to talk, from fābula a story; see fable |
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