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.).
Words nearby fabricate
fabre, fabric, fabric softener, fabricable, fabricant, fabricate, fabrication, fabricius, fabricus ab aquapendente, fabrikoid, fabritius
Origin of fabricate
OTHER WORDS FROM fabricate
synonym study for fabricate
1. See manufacture.
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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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