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/kɒnˌfæbjʊˈleɪt/ · con.fab.u.late
verb
- To speak casually with; to chat. The two friends confabulated for hours about their shared love of science fiction.
- To confer. The team confabulated to decide on a strategy for the upcoming project.
- To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory. As she grew older, she began to confabulate stories about her childhood, filling in the gaps with vivid imagination.
Did you know? The concept of confabulation has been studied extensively in the field of psychology, particularly in the context of memory and cognitive development.