confabulate
verb
con·fab·u·late
kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlāt
confabulated; confabulating
1
: to talk informally : chat
2
: to hold a discussion : confer
3
: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication
A major characteristic of brain-damaged patients is the tendency to confabulate—to hide and dissemble about their damage.—Peter R. Breggin
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