confabulate

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confabulate   \kun-FAB-yuh-layt\   verb
          1 : to talk informally : chat
    *2 : to hold a discussion : confer
     3 : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication

Example sentence:
          Before accepting my offer to purchase their handmade quilt, Po=
lly and Linda took a moment to confabulate.

Did you know?
          "Confabulate" is a fabulous word for making fantastic fabricat=
ions. Given the similarities in spelling and sound, you might guess that=
 "confabulate" and "fabulous" come from the same root, and they do -- th=
e Latin "fabula," which means "conversation, story." Another "fabula" de=
scendant that continues to tell tales in English is "fable." All three w=
ords have long histories in English: "fable" first appeared in writing i=
n the 14th century, and "fabulous" followed in the 15th. "Confabulate" i=
s a relative newcomer, appearing at the beginning of the 1600s.=20





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