Main Entry: con·fab·u·late

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlāt\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): con·fab·u·lat·ed; con·fab·u·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

— con·fab·u·la·tion \kən-ˌfa-byə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— con·fab·u·la·tor \kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlā-tər\ noun

— con·fab·u·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective