confabulate C2 Topic:Describing Qualities UK /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #318855 Meanings 1 verb To unconsciously invent false memories to fill gaps in what you remember. Patients with this condition often confabulate events that never happened. 2 verb To chat or talk something over informally. The two old friends confabulated for hours over coffee. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to chat or talk something... confabchatconverse Word family Derived forms confab Etymology AI details First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # confabulate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (UK):** /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 318855 ## Meanings 1. To unconsciously invent false memories to fill gaps in what you remember. 2. To chat or talk something over informally. ## Examples - Patients with this condition often confabulate events that never happened. - The two old friends confabulated for hours over coffee. ## Derived Forms - confab ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *bʰeh₂- ## Etymology First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ## AI Etymology Confabulate is first attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Important recorded forms include *bʰeh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to unconsciously invent false memories to fill gaps in what you remember and to chat or talk something over informally. The wider family includes derived forms such as confab. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown