confabulate vs consult

confabulate and consult both are verbs.

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

As verbs, confabulate and consult are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of confabulate include confab, confer.

confabulate (verb)	consult (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information	advise professionally
have a conference in order to talk something over	seek information from
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory	get or ask advice from
	have a conference in order to talk something over