Synonyms for Confabulate (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (talk socially without exchanging too much information):
chat, chatter, chitchat, confab, gossip, jaw, natter, visit, chaffer, claver, chew the fat, shoot the breeze
WordNet sense 2 (have a conference in order to talk something over):
confer, consult
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