[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

confabulate \confab"ulate\, v. i. imp.  p. p.
   confabulated; p. pr.  vb. n. confabulating. l.
   confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together;
   con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. see fable.
   to talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
   1913 webster

         i shall not ask jean jaques rousseau
         if birds confabulate or no.              --cowper.
   1913 webster
see also:
confabulated confabulating fable 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

confabulate
     v 1: unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
     2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
        men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
        syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confab,
         chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw,
         claver, visit
     3: have a conference in order to talk something over; "we
        conferred about a plan of action" syn: confer, confab,
         consult
see also:
chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confab chitchat chatter 
chaffer natter gossip jaw claver 
visit confer consult 

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