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confabulate

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to unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

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Variants

synonym
confabvisit
pasttense
confabulated
presentparticiple
confabulating
thirdpersonsingular
confabulates
pastparticiple
confabulated

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
to have a conference in order to talk something over
§2
to talk socially without exchanging too much information
§3
to unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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