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fabricate
[ fab-ri-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.).
fabricate
/ ˈæɪˌɪ /
verb
- to make, build, or construct
- to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
- to fake or forge
Derived Forms
- ˈڲˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈڲپ, adjective
- ˌڲˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڲ···پ adjective
- ڲ···ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fabricate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fabricate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
County supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday on the threshold of a trial in the federal case, which was brought by eight plaintiffs who contended that police and prosecutors had fabricated the charges against them.
Exiled by Astoria to the garage, Hampton fabricates his special drill as the family watches from afar.
The next step was with the skin department, where silicon skins were fabricated and painted.
It has said reports of atrocities were fabricated.
Security forces said they had also recovered and destroyed two machine guns and locally fabricated shotguns.
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