confabulate

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  confabulate 
 
  Sense  2 
  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  shmooze,  shmoose,  schmooze,  schmoose,  jawbone 
 
  Sense  3 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  confabulate 
 
  Sense  2 
  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  shmooze,  shmoose,  schmooze,  schmoose,  jawbone 
 
  Sense  3 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  confabulate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  3  senses  of  confabulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  confabulate 
  =>  fabricate,  manufacture,  cook  up  make  up  invent 
 
  Sense  2 
  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  converse,  discourse 
 
  Sense  3 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  confabulate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  confabulate 
  =>  fabricate,  manufacture,  cook  up  make  up  invent 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  converse,  discourse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  The  verb  confabulate  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  confabulate  --  (unconsciously  replace  fact  with  fantasy  in  one's  memory  (psychiatry)) 
  2.  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit  --  (chew  the  fat;  shoot  the  breeze) 
  3.  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult  --  (have  a  conference  in  order  to  talk  something  over  "We  conferred  about  a  plan  of  action") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confabulate 
 
  The  verb  confabulate  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  confabulate  --  (unconsciously  replace  fact  with  fantasy  in  one's  memory  (psychiatry)) 
  2.  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit  --  (chew  the  fat;  shoot  the  breeze) 
  3.  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult  --  (have  a  conference  in  order  to  talk  something  over  "We  conferred  about  a  plan  of  action") 

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