confabulate

动词 confabulate:

1. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
2. talk socially without exchanging too much information
   同义词：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
   同义词：confer, confab, consult

con.fab.u.late

v.intr.（不及物动词）
con.fab.u.lat.ed,con.fab.u.lat.ing,con.fab.u.lates
To talk casually; chat.
闲谈；聊天
Psychology To replace fact with fantasy unconsciously in memory.
【心理学】 虚构：用记忆中非意识的幻想来取代事实

来源：
Latin conf3bul3ro conf3bul3t-
拉丁语 conf3bul3ro conf3bul3t-
com- [com-]
com- [前缀，表.一起.]
f3bul3ro [to talk] from f3bula [conversation] * see fable
f3bul3ro [谈话] 源自 f3bula [交谈] *参见 fable

【引伸】
confab.ula.tion
n.（名词）
confab.ula.tor
n.（名词）
confab.ulato.ry