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fabricate

fab·ri·cate [ ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt]

fabricate

verb

[ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt]

fabricated; fabricating

Definition of fabricate

transitive verb

1a : invent, create

b : to make up for the purpose of deception
//accused of fabricating evidence

2 : construct, manufacture specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
//Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.

Other Words from fabricate

fabricator \ ˈfa-bri-ˌkā-tər \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//The journal Biology Letters will not retract a paper about lionfish behavior that had come under suspicion of fraud after another paper by the same first author was found to be fabricated.
— Martin Enserink, Science | AAAS, "Journal stands by paper facing misconduct allegations, but expresses concern about related images," 6 Nov. 2019
//The evidence suggested that the Astros’ account was the one that was fabricated.
— Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "The Stories That the Houston Astros Have Told," 25 Oct. 2019
//However, many historians and scholars believe the story was fabricated for propaganda purposes.
— Julia Hollingsworth And Yoonjung Seo, CNN, "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse on snowy, symbolic mountain," 15 Oct. 2019
//The police deny executing drug suspects and say death toll statistics from human-rights groups are fabricated.
— Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, "U.N. Calls for Probe on Philippines Drug War," 11 July 2019
//Back in February, Socolow paid $3,825 in cash for a large new awning to be fabricated and installed over the fabulous, large deck on the house.
— Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, "They turned down a room ‘upgrade’ that fell short and are fighting to get their money back," 2 July 2019
//Consider how White House aides first publicly dismissed any indication that recession risks were rising, insisting that Democrats and the media were fabricating such fears.
— Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy," 25 Aug. 2019
//However, The Smoking Gun published an article in 2006, after Frey already appeared on Winfrey’s show to promote the memoir, that claimed evidence of fabricating pieces of the narrative.
— Nick Romano, EW.com, "A Million Little Pieces trailer reveals movie adaptation of controversial memoir," 8 Aug. 2019
//The result is a film that’s in equal measure gripping and frustrating, a work of nonfiction in which the elision of many factual elements, in the interest of compact dramaturgy, makes an extraordinary true story feel fabricated.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“Honeyland,” Reviewed: A Gripping, Frustrating Documentary About a Beekeeper’s Fragile Isolation," 1 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of fabricate

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for fabricate

Middle English fabricaten, borrowed from Latin fabricātus, past participle of fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct," derivative of fabrica "process of making something, craft, art" — more at fabric

Dictionary Entries near fabricate

fabrication-in-transit

fabricative

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