confabulate

UK
/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
US
/kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt/

Translations

confabulateverb
confabulated
Past Simple
confabulated
Past Participle
confabulating
Gerund
UK
/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
US
/kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt/
The children confabulated about their day at school.
Дети болтали о своем дне в школе.
They would often confabulate late into the night.
Они часто беседовали до поздней ночи.
Additional translations

Definitions

confabulateverb
To engage in conversation or talk informally.
The two old friends confabulated for hours over coffee.
To fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory.
The patient began to confabulate stories about his past to fill in the gaps in his memory.