confabulate

Meanings

• Verb

  To fabricate or invent stories, especially when the true details are not known or remembered.

  - "After the accident, the witnesses began to confabulate stories about what they had seen."
  - "The suspect confabulated a complex alibi to explain his whereabouts during the crime."

• Verb

  To speak or write in a disconnected or rambling manner, especially when under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

  - "The elderly man confabulated incoherently, unable to remember the details of his day."
  - "The addict confabulated during his interview, unable to provide a clear and concise answer."

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Synonyms

confab

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confabulate
fabulate , innoculate , vacillate , relate

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Variants

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confabulate , confabulated , confabulates , confabulating , confabulation , confabulations , confabulator , confabulators , confabulatory

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Etymology

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From Latin confabulatus, past participle of confabulare, meaning 'to talk together'.

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Trivia

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1. Confabulation is a common symptom of brain injuries and neurological disorders.

2. The term 'confabulation' was first used in English in the late 16th century.

3. Confabulation can also refer to the act of combining different musical elements to create a new composition.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fabrication: The act of creating something, especially a lie or a story, from nothing.

2. Memory: The faculty by which we encode, store, and retrieve information.

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Culture

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In literature, confabulation is used to describe the act of creating elaborate and often false stories. It is a common theme in works of fiction and can be used to explore themes of truth, memory, and deception.

How to Memorize "confabulate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of weaving a story together, like threads on a loom.
   - Imagine yourself as a bard, spinning tales for an audience.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of cooking, as in confabulating a meal from various ingredients.
   - Think of confabulation as a type of puzzle, where you piece together the parts to create a whole.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-N-F-A-B-U-L-A-T-E to remember the definition: 'Create or Fabricate A Believable Tale'.
   - Remember that confabulation is like a jigsaw puzzle, where you put the pieces together to make a complete picture.

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