fabricate
verb/ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/
/ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fabricate | /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it fabricates | /ˈfæbrɪkeɪts/ /ˈfæbrɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple fabricated | /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle fabricated | /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form fabricating | /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- fabricate 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.
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- fabricate something (specialist) to make or produce goods, equipment, etc. from various different materials synonym manufacture
- These specialized chips will be fabricated by Mykrokorp Inc.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fabricat- ‘manufactured’, from the verb fabricare, from fabrica ‘something skilfully produced’, from faber ‘worker in metal, stone, etc.’.
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