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See more synonyms for fabricate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing. 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.). Show More
Origin of fabricate 1400–50; late Middle English <
Latin fabricātus made, past participle of
fabricāre. See
fabric ,
-ate1 Related forms fab·ri·ca·tive , adjective fab·ri·ca·tor , noun qua·si-fab·ri·cat·ed , adjective un·fab·ri·cat·ed , adjective well-fab·ri·cat·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for fabricate formulate ,
contrive ,
construct ,
invent ,
assemble ,
concoct ,
fake ,
misrepresent ,
fudge ,
counterfeit ,
compose ,
join ,
form ,
mix ,
devise ,
make ,
produce ,
brainstorm ,
erect ,
shape Examples from the Web for fabricate Contemporary Examples of fabricate He could fabricate myths that did not seem manufactured but felt real enough to explain the mysteries of your own existence.
She was then publicly named and forced to take part in a press conference, saying she had been bribed to fabricate the claim.
The samples for his fall 2009 collection alone cost about $1 million to fabricate .
Historical Examples of fabricate That the spy will fabricate his information is a mere commonplace.
Who forged the lie could fabricate this too:— But hold, it is ingeniously done.
What few of the prints I saw yesterday will fabricate , and the fabrications will work.
Why not fabricate her own raw silk, and send it to market ready for wear?
Of course he was compelled to fabricate a statement in reply.
British Dictionary definitions for fabricate to make, build, or construct to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc) to fake or forge Show More
Derived Forms fabrication , noun fabricative , adjective fabricator , noun Word Origin for fabricate C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric
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Word Origin and History for fabricate v. mid-15c., "to fashion, make, build," from Latin fabricatus , past participle of fabricare "make, construct, fashion, build," from fabrica (see fabric ). In bad sense of "to tell a lie," etc., it is recorded by 1779. Related: Fabricated ; fabricating .
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