- 1fabricate something to invent false information in order to trick people synonym make up The evidence was totally fabricated. The prisoner claimed the police had fabricated his confession.
- 2fabricate something (technology) to make or produce goods, equipment, etc. from various different materials synonym manufacture
fabricate
verbNAmE//ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fabricate he / she / it fabricates
past simple fabricated
-ing form fabricating
NAmE//ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃn//
noun [countable, uncountable] Her story was a complete fabrication from start to finish.See fabricate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: fabricate