confabulate
gb/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/ us/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
Ingles
elbeszélget, cseveg, konfabulál, kitalál, kohol
PANDIWA
C1
INFORMAL
1
elbeszélget
B1
cseveg
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
confabulate (with [someone]) (about [something])
We confabulated for a while after the lecture and swapped book recommendations.
Az előadás után még elbeszélgettünk egy darabig, és könyvajánlásokat cseréltünk.
The two managers stepped aside to confabulate about the schedule.
A két vezető félrevonult, hogy beszéljenek egy kicsit a beosztásról.
I ran into Maya at the café and we confabulated about the trip.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
We confabulated for ten minutes.
Tíz percig elbeszélgettünk.
She confabulated with her friend after class.
Óra után elbeszélgetett a barátnőjével.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often confused with formal words like confer; confabulate usually means an informal chat.
Kahulugan
chat or talk together
Mga kolokasyon
confabulate with colleagues
|confabulate with friends
|confabulate briefly
|confabulate for a few minutes
|confabulate over coffee
|confabulate about the plan
|confabulate after the meeting
|confabulate in the hallway
|confabulate on the phone
Mga kasingkahulugan
chat (More common and neutral.)
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talk (Broader; not necessarily informal.)
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confer (Usually more formal and task-focused.)
Mga kasalungat
remain silent (Not speaking at all.)
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keep quiet (Choosing not to talk.)
Mga tema
conversation
|social_life
|workplace
Depinisyon
to talk with someone in a relaxed way
To talk informally with someone; to have a chat.
PANDIWA
C2
TECHNICAL
2
konfabulál
C2
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] confabulate(s) [details/memories/events]
After the accident, he would confabulate details of his day that never happened.
A baleset után a napjáról olyan részleteket konfabulált, amelyek valójában meg sem történtek.
Some patients with Korsakoff syndrome confabulate to fill gaps in their memory.
Egyes Korszakov-szindrómás betegek azért konfabulálnak, hogy kitöltsék emlékezetük hiányait.
When asked where she’d been, she confabulated an explanation without realizing it was false.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
After his injury, he sometimes confabulated memories.
A sérülése után néha hamis emlékeket konfabulált.
She confabulated details because she could not remember.
Részleteket konfabulált, mert nem emlékezett.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This is usually unintentional; it does not necessarily mean the person is lying.
Kahulugan
fill memory gaps with false details
Mga kolokasyon
confabulate memories
|confabulate details
|confabulate events
|confabulate explanations
|patients confabulate
|tendency to confabulate
|confabulate stories
|confabulate after brain injury
|confabulate about recent events
|confabulate during an interview
Mga kasingkahulugan
misremember (General; does not specifically imply filling gaps with invented details.)
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fabricate (Often implies intention; confabulate is typically unintentional in this sense.)
Mga kasalungat
remember accurately (Recalling information correctly.)
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recount faithfully (Describing events without distortion.)
Mga tema
health
|psychology
|medicine
|memory
Depinisyon
to say things that are not true because you misremember, not to lie on purpose
To produce false or distorted memories or explanations, typically without intending to deceive, especially as a symptom of a neurological or psychiatric condition.
PANDIWA
C2
FORMAL
3
Padron ng paggamit:
confabulate [a story/excuse/detail]
The report accused the witness of confabulating key details.
A jelentés azzal vádolta a tanút, hogy kulcsfontosságú részleteket talált ki.
He confabulated an excuse for missing the deadline.
Kitalált egy kifogást arra, hogy miért nem tartotta a határidőt.
Several parts of the story appeared to be confabulated rather than documented.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He confabulated an excuse.
Kitalált egy kifogást.
Don’t confabulate details.
Ne találj ki részleteket.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In careful writing, this can be confused with the technical sense (unintentional false memory). Context usually signals whether it implies intention.
Kahulugan
invent or make up a story
Mga kolokasyon
confabulate an excuse
|confabulate a story
|confabulate an answer
|confabulate details
|confabulate a reason
|confabulate a quote
|confabulate an account
|confabulate evidence
Mga kasingkahulugan
invent (Neutral; may not imply wrongdoing.)
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concoct (Often implies a deliberately made-up story or plan.)
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fabricate (Common in accusations; strongly suggests deliberate falsity.)
Mga kasalungat
verify (Check and confirm what is true.)
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substantiate (Support a claim with evidence.)
Mga tema
communication
|truth
|media
Depinisyon
to make something up (sometimes to trick people)
To invent or make up a story, detail, or answer, sometimes suggesting deception or careless inaccuracy.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
confabulate
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
US/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
Mga pantig at diin
con - fab - u - late (4 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: confabulate
- 3rd Person Singular: confabulates
- Present Participle: confabulating
- Past: confabulated
- Past Participle: confabulated
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
confabulates
verb
confabulating
verb
confabulated
verb
Core family
confabulation
noun C1
Related words
confab
noun
Advanced or less common
confabulator
noun
confabulatory
adjective
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