confabulate, v.
(confabulated, confabulates, confabulating)
(confabulated, confabulates, confabulating)
have a conference in order to talk something over
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
confab confabulate confer consult
sample sentences
"We conferred about a plan of action"verb frames
Somebody ----sSam cannot %s Sue
Sam wants to %s with Sue
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Somebody ----sSam cannot %s Sue
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
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talk socially without exchanging too much information
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
chaffer chat chatter chew the fat chit-chat chitchat claver confab confabulate gossip jaw natter shoot the breeze visit
sample sentences
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"verb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
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Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
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hypernym
hyponym
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
<verb.creation>
confabulate
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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domain of synset (topic)
hypernym