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fabricate

[ fab-ri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

fabricated, fabricating.
  1. to make by art or skill and labor; construct:

    The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.

  2. to make by assembling parts or sections.
  3. to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
  4. to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).


fabricate

/ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to make, build, or construct
  2. to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
  3. to fake or forge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfabriˌcator, noun
  • ˈfabricative, adjective
  • ˌfabriˈcation, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • fab·ri·ca·tive adjective
  • fab·ri·ca·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin fabricātus “made,” past participle of fabricāre; fabric, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate1

C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric
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Example Sentences

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"But I don't believe it for one second and I don't believe the people of Wales are going to have the wool pulled over their eyes by these sorts of fabricated rows."

From BBC

Judges have been making it clear that they have had it up to here with fabricated quotes, incorrect references to legal decisions and citations to nonexistent precedents generated by AI bots.

Scattered pizza boxes left on workbenches lend to the air of dorm-room fantasy but Morot is quick to open one up: no leftover slices, only delicate pieces of fabricated skin applications.

Instead, TikTok users will find the title “Your safety matters” and a message that reads: “Some online challenges can be dangerous, disturbing or even fabricated.”

That history is what gets lost when old materials are tossed in dumpsters and replaced with newly fabricated products.

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