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fabricate

[ fab-ri-keyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

fabricated, fabricating.

to make by art or skill and labor; construct:
The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
to make by assembling parts or sections.
to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).

fabricate

/ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

to make, build, or construct
to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
to fake or forge

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Derived Forms

ˈfabriˌcator, noun
ˈfabricative, adjective
ˌfabriˈcation, noun

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Other Word Forms

fab·ri·ca·tive adjective
fab·ri·ca·tor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin fabricātus “made,” past participle of fabricāre; fabric, -ate ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate¹

C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric

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Synonym Study

See manufacture.

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Example Sentences

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County supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday on the threshold of a trial in the federal case, which was brought by eight plaintiffs who contended that police and prosecutors had fabricated the charges against them.

From Los Angeles Times

Exiled by Astoria to the garage, Hampton fabricates his special drill as the family watches from afar.

From Los Angeles Times

The next step was with the skin department, where silicon skins were fabricated and painted.

From Los Angeles Times

It has said reports of atrocities were fabricated.

From BBC

Security forces said they had also recovered and destroyed two machine guns and locally fabricated shotguns.

From BBC

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