Entry Word: fabricate

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials <with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath> — see make 1
2 to create or think of by clever use of the imagination <fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise> — see invent
3 to form by putting together parts or materials <the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly> — see build
4 to make a statement one knows to be untrue <since he didnʼt have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one> — see lie 1