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Fabricate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make; create.

v. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: fabricate small boats.

v. To concoct in order to deceive: fabricated an excuse.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.

v. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.

v. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.

v. (cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build.

v. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.

v. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To frame; build; construct; form into a whole by joining the parts; form by art and labor; manufacture; make; produce: as, to fabricate a bridge or a ship; to fabricate woolens.

To invent or contrive; devise falsely; concoct; forge: as, to fabricate a lie or a story; to fabricate a report.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make up something artificial or untrue

v. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

Word Usage

"Proof aimed at establishing a motive to fabricate is never collateral and may not be excluded on that ground, but examination of witnesses to establish such a motive must proceed upon some good-faith basis ..."

Verb Form

fabricated fabricates fabricating

Cross Reference

construct

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

manufacture produce forge make up invent

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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