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manufacture vs confabulate

confabulate vs manufacture

manufacture is a noun but confabulate is not a noun.

manufacture and confabulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manufacture Yes No Yes No
confabulate No No Yes No
As verbs, confabulate is a hyponym of manufacture; that is, confabulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manufacture:
  • manufacture: concoct something artificial or untrue
  • confabulate: unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
Other hyponyms of manufacture include mythologise, mythologize, concoct, trump up, spin, vamp, vamp up.
manufacture (noun) confabulate (noun)
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
manufacture (verb) confabulate (verb)
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts talk socially without exchanging too much information
concoct something artificial or untrue have a conference in order to talk something over
create or produce in a mechanical way unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
produce naturally
Difference between manufacture and confabulate

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