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confabulate in British English

(kənˈfæbjʊˌleɪt)

verb (intransitive)

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

confabulate in American English

(kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt)

verb intransitiveWord forms: conˈfabuˌlated or conˈfabuˌlating

to talk together in an informal way; chat

2. Psychology

to fill in gaps in the memory with detailed accounts of fictitious events believed true by the narrator

Derived forms

confabulation (conˌfabuˈlation)

noun

confabulatory (conˈfabulaˌtory) (kənˈfæbjələˌtɔri)

adjective

Word origin

< pp. of L confabulari, to talk together < com-, together + fabulari, to converse: see fable

Synonyms of 'confabulate'

discuss, talk, chat, gossip

More Synonyms of confabulate

(verb) in the sense of discuss

(formal)

Synonyms

discuss

talk

Let's talk about these new ideas of yours.

chat

I was just chatting to him the other day.

gossip

We gossiped well into the night.

converse

They were conversing in German, their only common language.

natter

The pair would natter on the phone for hours.

shoot the breeze (slang, mainly US)

chew the rag or fat (slang)

korero (New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chat

Definition

to have an informal conversation

I was just chatting to him the other day.

Synonyms

talk,

gossip,

jaw (slang),

natter,

blather,

schmooze (slang),

blether (Scottish),

shoot the breeze (US, slang),

chew the rag or fat (slang)

in the sense of converse

Definition

to have a conversation

They were conversing in German, their only common language.

Synonyms

talk,

speak,

chat,

communicate,

discourse,

confer,

commune,

exchange views,

shoot the breeze (slang, US, Canadian),

korero (New Zealand)

in the sense of gossip

Definition

to talk idly or maliciously, esp. about other people's private lives

We gossiped well into the night.

Synonyms

chat,

chatter,

blather,

schmooze (slang),

jaw (slang),

dish the dirt (informal),

blether,

shoot the breeze (slang, US),

chew the fat or rag (slang),

prattle,

prate

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单词	confabulate
释义	Trends of confabulate View usage for: confabulate in British English (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 confabulate in American English (kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: conˈfabuˌlated or conˈfabuˌlating 1. to talk together in an informal way; chat 2. Psychology to fill in gaps in the memory with detailed accounts of fictitious events believed true by the narrator Derived forms confabulation (conˌfabuˈlation) noun confabulatory (conˈfabulaˌtory) (kənˈfæbjələˌtɔri) adjective Word origin < pp. of L confabulari, to talk together < com-, together + fabulari, to converse: see fable Synonyms of 'confabulate' discuss, talk, chat, gossip More Synonyms of confabulate (verb) in the sense of discuss (formal) Synonyms discuss talk Let's talk about these new ideas of yours. chat I was just chatting to him the other day. gossip We gossiped well into the night. converse They were conversing in German, their only common language. natter The pair would natter on the phone for hours. shoot the breeze (slang, mainly US) chew the rag or fat (slang) korero (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of chat Definition to have an informal conversation I was just chatting to him the other day. Synonyms talk, gossip, jaw (slang), natter, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scottish), shoot the breeze (US, slang), chew the rag or fat (slang) in the sense of converse Definition to have a conversation They were conversing in German, their only common language. Synonyms talk, speak, chat, communicate, discourse, confer, commune, exchange views, shoot the breeze (slang, US, Canadian), korero (New Zealand) in the sense of gossip Definition to talk idly or maliciously, esp. about other people's private lives We gossiped well into the night. Synonyms chat, chatter, blather, schmooze (slang), jaw (slang), dish the dirt (informal), blether, shoot the breeze (slang, US), chew the fat or rag (slang), prattle, prate Nearby words of confabulate conduct yourself conduit confab confabulate confabulation confederacy confederate Synonyms of 'confabulate' confabulate Explore 'confabulate' in the dictionary
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