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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·fab·u·late (-lat·ed ; -lat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin confabulatus, past participle of confabulari,from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story — more at fable DATE circa 1604 1. to talk informally : chat 2. to hold a discussion : confer 3. to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication English Etymology confabulate confabulate (v.) 1610s, from stem of L. confabulari, from con-"together" + fabulari "to talk, chat," from fabula "a tale" (see fable). Psychiatric sense is from 1924. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·fab·u·late \-ˌlāt\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin confabulatus, past participle of confabulari, from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula narration, account — more at fable 1. : to talk familiarly together : chat , prattle 2. : to hold discussion : confer , powwow • con·fab·u·la·tor \-ād.ə(r)\ noun -s |
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