fabricate
[ fab-ri-keyt ]
/ ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /
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.).
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Origin of fabricate
synonym study for fabricate
1. See manufacture.
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British Dictionary definitions for fabricate
fabricate
/ (ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to make, build, or construct
to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
to fake or forge
Derived forms of fabricate
fabrication, nounfabricative, adjectivefabricator, nounWord Origin for fabricate
C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric
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