confabulate
verb uk/kənˈfæb.jə.leɪt/ us/kənˈfæb.jə.leɪt/
[ I or T ] psychology specialized（因为虚构症的缘故而）虚谈，虚构
to invent experiences or events that did not really happen
He came to believe that these patients were confabulating. 他开始相信这些病人是患上了虚构症。
He confabulated a version in which the President praised him for the good work he was doing. 他头脑中虚构了一个版本，说总统赞扬他工作出色。
[ I ] formal闲谈;交谈
to have a conversation
It was just two old friends confabulating. 这不过是两个老朋友在闲谈而已。