fabricated
Americanadjective
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made by art or skill and labor.
For the staircases, the ceramics manufacturer supplied a specially fabricated porcelain tile resembling natural stone.
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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.
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(of a lie, story, excuse, etc.) devised or invented.
That is a wholly fabricated allegation without any foundation whatsoever.
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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
Other Word Forms
- quasi-fabricated adjective
- unfabricated adjective
- well-fabricated adjective
Etymology
Origin of fabricated
First recorded in 1770–80; fabricate + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; fabricate + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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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
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
As the new AI generator spawned fabricated finales for “Game of Thrones” and fictional brawls between Thanos and Superman, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros.,
From Los Angeles Times
He also invented fake employees, with customers receiving emails and documents signed by a range of fabricated sales managers and quality managers, as part of creating an illusion of a legitimate business, the SFO said.
From BBC
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