fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt]

verb (used with object)

fabricated, fabricating 

1. to make by art or skill and labor; construct.

   The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.

2. to make by assembling parts or sections.

3. to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).

4. to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).

fabricate

/ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to make, build, or construct

2. to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)

3. to fake or forge

Other Word Forms

• fabricative adjective
• fabricator noun
• fabrication noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin fabricātus “made,” past participle of fabricāre; fabric, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricate¹

C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see _fabric

Synonym Study

See manufacture.

Example Sentences

It will include an intimate series of never-before-seen smoke signals — cartoonish puffs of white smoke — fabricated on stretched car upholstery that Therrien made when he was dying of cancer and could barely lift a pen.

From Los Angeles Times

"The media's continued attempts to fabricate conflicts of interest are irresponsible and reinforce the public's distrust in what they read," Ms Leavitt said in a statement.

From BBC

In June, the Auschwitz Museum warned accounts like these were stealing its posts, processing them through AI models and often warping historical details or fabricating narratives and victims entirely.

From BBC

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the IPC of publishing a "tailor-made fabricated report to fit Hamas's fake campaign".

From BBC

Both teams have 38 games remaining in the season, including three next weekend in San Diego, but any sort of real challenge by the Padres feels fabricated.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• concoct 
• contrive 
• counterfeit 
• fake 
• fudge 
• invent 
• misrepresent 
• trump up