fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt 
fabricated; fabricating
2
: construct, manufacture
specifically
: to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.
Examples of fabricate in a Sentence
Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic materials.
a story fabricated to sell magazines
She was accused of fabricating data.
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The economics underlying the president’s argument were fabricated and fantastical, but this was the world’s most powerful country, helmed by an unpredictable and appetitive man, threatening Canadian sovereignty.
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
According to LaRocco, the materials are biodegradable and cheaper to fabricate than conventional semiconductors, which require costly rare-earth minerals and high amounts of energy from data centers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
But animal experts in the business argue that something is lost when performances are fabricated rather than filmed.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Santos was the Republican political novice who shocked everyone by winning a House seat in a traditionally Democratic New York district — and who was then promptly revealed as having fabricated virtually his entire personal, educational and business history.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
According to LaRocco, the materials are biodegradable and cheaper to fabricate than conventional semiconductors, which require costly rare-earth minerals and high amounts of energy from data centers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
But animal experts in the business argue that something is lost when performances are fabricated rather than filmed.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Santos was the Republican political novice who shocked everyone by winning a House seat in a traditionally Democratic New York district — and who was then promptly revealed as having fabricated virtually his entire personal, educational and business history.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfab-ri-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
1
2
: to make up in order to deceive
fabricated evidence to support her claim
fabrication
noun
ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən
Legal Definition
fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-brə-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
: to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive
: to make something up with an intent to deceive
there was a motive to fabricate—Gary Taylor
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