confabulate
verb
- to talk familiarly together; to converse, chat
- replace an actual memory with a fantasy
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/
verb
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cōnfābulātus, perfect active participle of cōnfābulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- To speak casually with; to chat.
- To confer.
- To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
“"It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response."”