fabricated

[ fab-ri-key-tid ]

/ ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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Definition of fabricated

adjective

made by art or skill and labor: For the staircases, the ceramics manufacturer supplied a specially fabricated porcelain tile resembling natural stone.

made by assembling parts or sections: Plywood is a fabricated wood board made of three or more panels of wood veneer laid one on top of another.

(of a lie, story, excuse, etc.) devised or invented: That is a wholly fabricated allegation without any foundation whatsoever.

faked or forged: Scientists reported that the fabricated fossil had been made up of parts of a primitive bird and a dinosaur, glued together by a farmer.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of fabricate.

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Origin of fabricated

fabricate + -ed² for the adjective senses; fabricate + -ed¹ for the verb sense

OTHER WORDS FROM fabricated

qua·si-fab·ri·cat·ed, adjectiveun·fab·ri·cat·ed, adjectivewell-fab·ri·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby fabricated

Fabre, fabric, fabricable, fabricant, fabricate, fabricated, fabrication, fabricator, Fabricius, fabric softener, Fabrikoid

How to use fabricated in a sentence

A fab lab could develop on design and fabricate PPE for the healthcare workers close by.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Fake and out-of-context screen shots, videos, and images Misinformation doesn’t have to be entirely fabricated.
Seven types of election misinformation to watch out for|Abby Ohlheiser|November 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Hi, yes, the station suspended Dorian Hargrove and Tom Jones and published a retraction acknowledging that Footnote 15 was fabricated.
Your San Diego Election Questions, Answered|Megan Wood|October 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Precise magnetic sensors are used in mineral prospecting and also to detect the firing of neurons in the human brain, as well as in fabricating new materials for data storage.
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time|Niall Firth|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review

After the story published, though, the city attorney and the outside law firm responsible for drafting the document claimed that footnote was fabricated.
Morning Report: What Dems Say They’d Do With County Control|Voice of San Diego|October 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Ergo if the finest minds at Breitbart can't find him, Dunham's story must be fabricated.
The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The head of the prison says Figueroa fabricated the story as a ploy to get the Dutchman transferred.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is 32 pages long and looks like it was fabricated during the Civil War.
Blurred Lines at NY Sketchbook Museum|Daniel Genis|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Female video game developers like Zoe Quinn have been torn apart and harassed for fabricated scandals.
Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny?|David Levesley|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Orlando, Florida, is best known as the epicenter of fabricated family fun.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando|Jane & Michael Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, we must, in my opinion, consider it as a book fabricated to serve a particular purpose.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Sapazani, the ultra-conservative, had no use for assegais fabricated across the seas.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
This American claimant was a distant cousin, who had "somehow gotten hold of, or had fabricated a full set of documents."
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The fraternity of thieves about London have fabricated cant names for the different articles which they steal.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
But the mode of its construction is even more remarkable than the substance of which it is fabricated.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby