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    Synonyms & Similar Words

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    Meaning of Confabulate

    to talk or discuss something in a friendly and informal way, or to fill in gaps in memory with imaginary or false information

    Definitions

    • to talk or discuss something in a friendly and informal way, especially in order to reach a decision or come to an agreement
    • * to fill in gaps in memory with imaginary or false information, often used to describe the behavior of people with certain types of brain damage or memory disorders

    Etymology of Confabulate

    The word "confabulate" comes from the Latin "confabulatus", which is the past participle of "confabulari", meaning "to talk together" or "to discuss"
    Historically, the word was used to describe the act of talking or discussing something in a friendly and informal way, but in modern psychology, it has taken on a more specific meaning related to memory and cognition

    Example Uses

    • The two friends confabulated for hours, trying to come up with a plan for their road trip
    • * After the accident, the patient began to confabulate, filling in gaps in her memory with imaginary events and people
    • * The team confabulated in the conference room, brainstorming ideas for their new marketing campaign

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    verify confirm authenticate validate substantiate corroborate prove demonstrate establish certify attest witness testify affirm declare state assert claim allege accuse charge indict denounce condemn refute deny contradict dispute argue debate discuss examine investigate research analyze scrutinize criticize

    Related Nouns

    conversation discussion chat dialogue debate meeting conference negotiation consultation interview interrogation examination investigation research analysis critique evaluation assessment review appraisal estimation judgment verdict decision agreement understanding pact treaty contract compact alliance partnership coalition collaboration cooperation

    Related Verbs

    converse discuss chat debate negotiate consult interview interrogate examine investigate research analyze criticize evaluate assess review appraise estimate judge decide agree understand pact contract compact ally partner cooperate collaborate confer communicate interact engage participate contribute share exchange

    Related Adjectives

    conversational discursive dialogical debative negotiable consultative interrogative examination investigative analytical critical evaluative assessable reviewable appraisable estimable judicable decidable agreeable understandable pactable contractual compact allied partnerable cooperative collaborative confessional communicative interactive engaging participatory contributory shared exchanged