I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
confabulate — index communicate, converse, discourse, discuss Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
confabulate — (v.) 1610s, from confabulatus, pp. of L. confabulari to converse together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + fabulari to talk, chat, from fabula a tale (see FABLE (Cf. fable)). Psychiatric sense is from 1924 … Etymology dictionary
confabulate — ► VERB formal ▪ converse. DERIVATIVES confabulation noun. ORIGIN Latin confabulari chat together … English terms dictionary
confabulate — [kən fab′yə lāt΄] vi. confabulated, confabulating [< pp. of L confabulari, to talk together < com , together + fabulari, to converse: see FABLE] 1. to talk together in an informal way; chat 2. Psychol. to fill in gaps in the memory with… … English World dictionary
confabulate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
confabulate — confabulator, n. /keuhn fab yeuh layt /, v.i., confabulated, confabulating. 1. to converse informally; chat. 2. Psychiatry. to engage in confabulation. [1605 15; < L confabulatus (ptp. of confabulari to talk together), equiv. to con CON +… … Universalium
confabulate — verb /kənˈfæb.jul.eɪt/ a) To speak casually with; to chat. b) To confer. See Also: confabulator, confabulation, confabulatory, confab … Wiktionary
confabulate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To engage in spoken exchange: chat, converse1, discourse, speak, talk. Informal: confab, visit. See WORDS … English dictionary for students
confabulate — con·fab·u·late || kÉ™n fæbjÊŠleɪt v. converse, chat … English contemporary dictionary
confabulate — [kən fabjʊleɪt] verb 1》 formal converse. 2》 Psychiatry fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory. Derivatives confabulation noun confabulatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as confabulation): from L. confabulat ,… … English new terms dictionary
