confabulate
verbUS, UK /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
Etymology First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
1
To speak casually with; to chat.
2
To confer.
3
Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences Ambitransitive 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."1991, George P. Prigatano Chairman, Daniel L. Schacter, Awareness of Deficit after Brain Injury: Clinical and Theoretical Issues ...:
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