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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“How much stuff do you watch, especially in animation, where it’s also fabricated?” he asked.
From Salon
Machinery and fabricated metal product manufacturing also fell for the month.
When creditors requested customer invoices, First Brands fabricated documents to show “aggregate amounts,” the feds say.
Several Holocaust memorials and commemorative associations this month issued an open letter warning about the rising number of these "entirely fabricated" pieces of content.
From Barron's
NewsGuard’s Reality Check newsletter cited six provably false claims about the shooting within a day, including four that used AI to fabricate or distort the facts.
From Salon
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