confabulate

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The Word of the Day for December 7 is: 

confabulate   \kun-FAB-yuh-layt\   verb
          1 : to talk informally : chat
    *2 : to hold a discussion : confer
     3 : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication

Example sentence:
          Before accepting my offer to purchase their handmade quilt, Polly and 
Linda took a moment to confabulate.

Did you know?
          "Confabulate" is a fabulous word for making fantastic fabrications. 
Given the similarities in spelling and sound, you might guess that 
"confabulate" and "fabulous" come from the same root, and they do -- the Latin 
"fabula," which means "conversation, story." Another "fabula" descendant that 
continues to tell tales in English is "fable." All three words have long 
histories in English: "fable" first appeared in writing in the 14th century, 
and "fabulous" followed in the 15th. "Confabulate" is a relative newcomer, 
appearing at the beginning of the 1600s. 





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