confabulate
verb/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/US
Etymology
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- borrowed from cōnfābulātus
Definitions
To speak casually with
To speak casually with; to chat.
To confer.
To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
- "It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response."
The neighborhood
- neighborconfabulation § Related terms
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for confabulate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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