confabulate

C2

vi. 交谈, 闲谈, 谈话

发音

US /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
UK /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/

词形变化

confabulated confabulates 三单 confabulates confabulating confabulating 现在分词 confabulated 过去式 confabulated 过去分词

别名

confab

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To speak casually with; to chat.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To confer.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.

    及物/不及物 心理学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

visit chatter chat gossip jaw consult chitchat confer shoot the breeze confab

上位词 10

discuss makeup invent manufacture converse vamp discourse fabricate talk over cook up

下位词 6

jawbone schmooze collogue schmoose shmoose shmooze

词源

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

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