confabulate vs confer

confabulate and confer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confabulate	No	No	Yes	No
confer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confabulate and confer are synonyms defined as:

confabulate and confer: have a conference in order to talk something over

Other synonyms of confabulate include confab, consult.

confabulate (verb)	confer (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information	have a conference in order to talk something over
have a conference in order to talk something over	present
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory