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2 definitions 
 for confabulate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Confabulate \Con*fab"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Confabulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confabulating.] [L.
     confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together;
     con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. See Fable.]
     To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau
           If birds confabulate or no.              --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

  confabulate
       v 1: unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
       2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
          men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
          [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confab,
           chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw,
           claver, visit]
       3: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We
          conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confab,
           consult]


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