fabricate

verb

fab·ri·cate ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt

fabricated; fabricating

Synonyms of fabricate next

transitive verb

: invent, create

: to make up for the purpose of deception

accused of fabricating evidence

: construct, manufacture

specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts

Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.

fabricator

ˈfa-bri-ˌkā-tər

noun

Example Sentences

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Nvidia doesn’t fabricate these complex GPU chips itself, a task that would require enormous investments in new factories. —

David Hamilton, Fortune, 1 June 2023 Khan, who faces numerous corruption charges, has denied them all, and his supporters say the charges are fabricated. —

Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post, 12 May 2023 The battery is fabricated from substances seen in everyday life, in places ranging from cereal to toothpaste. —

Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023 The key components of these 2.65-by-3.5-millimeter VPUs are fabricated using the same methods employed for MEMS. —

IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2023 The good news is that a replacement menorah constructed of titanium, a smaller version of a prominent Jewish menorah sculpture in London’s Trafalgar Square, is currently being fabricated at a cost of more than $25,000. —

Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023 Rumby, a laundry delivery start-up in Ohio, allegedly fabricated a story of financial success to secure funding, which its founder used to buy himself a $1.7 million home, according to a lawsuit from one of its investors. —

Erin Griffith, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2023 He was found guilty of third-degree murder, possessing an instrument of crime, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function and abuse of a corpse on April 11. —

Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023 So dramatic, in fact, that it was entirely fabricated. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of fabricate was in the 15th century

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