fabricate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make by art or skill and labor; construct.
The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
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to make by assembling parts or sections.
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to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
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to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).
verb
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to make, build, or construct
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to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
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to fake or forge
Related Words
See manufacture.
Other Word Forms
- fabrication noun
- fabricative adjective
- fabricator noun
Etymology
Origin of fabricate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin fabricātus “made,” past participle of fabricāre; fabric, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Howell and his worker, then based in Palm Beach, Fla., had inflated their clients’ write-offs and fabricated expenses for years, prosecutors alleged in the indictment.
From MarketWatch
Dozens of well-respected newspapers ran stories, some entirely fabricated, “the bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men have been found by Dr. Kane’s party, completely frozen, and in a state of perfect preservation.”
From Literature
By fabricating a Russian advance, according to the report, the staffer triggered payouts as high as 33,000% on bets that Russia would take the town by Nov. 15.
They were convicted on espionage charges which their families have always condemned as fabricated.
From Barron's
The mayor has said The Times’ story based on the sources’ accounts was “completely fabricated.”
From Los Angeles Times
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