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      confabulate
      verb
      have a conference in order to talk something over
      talk socially without exchanging too much information
      unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
      Roots
      cumcon- · Latin · togetherfabulafabul- · Latin · talk, storyatus-ate · Latin · to do or make
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