confabulate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/    美 /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak casually with; to chat. intransitive
  2. To confer. intransitive
  3. To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory. ambitransitive
    — "It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response."

词形变化

confabulates present,singular,third-person confabulating participle,present confabulated participle,past confabulated past

词汇关系

衍生词
confab
相关词
confabulation § Related terms

词源

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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