confabulate
v.
1610s, from confabulatus, past participle of Latin confabulari "to converse together," from com- "together" (see com-) + fabulari "to talk, chat," from fabula "a tale" (see fable). Psychiatric sense is from 1924.
〔李〕[con-;fabul;-atev.] v.闲谈，讨论 ←fabul,fabl ( L fibula)=speaking 说
〔蒋〕[con-共，fabul言→淡，-ate动词后缀] 闲谈，谈心，讨论，会谈