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fabricate
[fab-ri-keyt]
verb (used with object)
to make by art or skill and labor; construct.
The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
to make by assembling parts or sections.
to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).
fabricate
/ ˈæɪˌɪ /
verb
to make, build, or construct
to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
to fake or forge
Other Word Forms
- fabricative adjective
- fabricator noun
- ˈڲˌٴǰ noun
- ˈڲپ adjective
- ˌڲˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fabricate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fabricate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The email contains a section entitled "inaccurate news reporting", having earlier in the week heavily criticised media organisations for "fabricated and exaggerated narratives".
Prosecutors said Goran Vasic, the acting director of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, had admitted to fabricating an expert opinion which had been used to justify the change of status.
His campaign elevated unfounded beliefs about gang and cartel activity in the country and raised the profile of an entirely fabricated claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating local pets.
A US government report on children's health cited "totally fabricated" studies to back up its findings, academics wrongly listed as the authors of those studies have said.
The counterclaim cites “allegations Plaintiffs have recently fabricated in support of their extortionate scheme” and comments the accusers’ lawyers allegedly made during a May 6 press conference.
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