Confabulate

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Pronunciation: /kənˈfæbjəˌleɪt/

Definitions of confabulate

noun a conversation or chat

Example Sentences

A1 I heard a confabulate about the new student in class.

A2 The confabulate at the office was about the upcoming company party.

B1 The confabulate among friends was about their favorite TV shows.

B2 The confabulate during the meeting was about the project timeline.

C1 The confabulate among scholars was about the latest research findings.

C2 The confabulate among world leaders was about global security issues.

verb to converse informally; chat

Example Sentences

A1 She confabulated a story about how she lost her keys.

A2 During the interview, he confabulated details about his work experience.

B1 The witness confabulated the events of the accident under pressure from the police.

B2 The politician was caught confabulating facts during the debate.

C1 The suspect confabulated an alibi to avoid being charged with the crime.

C2 The author was known to confabulate elaborate plots for his novels.

Examples of confabulate in a Sentence

formal The patient continued to confabulate details of events that never actually happened.

informal I think he's just confabulating to make himself sound more interesting.

slang Don't believe anything he says, he's just confabulating.

figurative Her mind began to confabulate a story to make sense of the confusing situation.

Grammatical Forms of confabulate

past tense

confabulated

plural

confabulates

comparative

more confabulate

superlative

most confabulate

present tense

confabulate

future tense

will confabulate

perfect tense

have confabulated

continuous tense

is confabulating

singular

confabulate

positive degree

confabulate

infinitive

to confabulate

gerund

confabulating

participle

confabulating

Origin and Evolution of confabulate

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'confabulate' originated from the Latin word 'confabulatus', which is derived from 'con-' meaning 'together' and 'fabula' meaning 'story'.
Evolution of the word: Originally used in a medical context to describe the production of false memories or stories by patients with brain damage, 'confabulate' has evolved to also mean informal conversation or chat in modern usage.