fabricate

[ fab-ri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈfabriˌcator, noun
• ˈfabricative, adjective
• ˌfabriˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• fab·ri·ca·tive adjective
• fab·ri·ca·tor 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

On Tuesday, the FBI said in a news release that a fabricated video using its name and insignia falsely stated that Americans should “‘vote remotely’ due to a high terror threat at polling locations.”

From Los Angeles Times

I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.

From Los Angeles Times

Brown’s attorneys dismissed the claims as fabricated, and Brown publicly condemned the allegations, challenging the media to correct their coverage.

From Salon

He later said he thought that the Democrats would refuse to certify the results if Trump won and that they would “fabricate some form of an attack” in order to delegitimize Trump’s support.

From Salon

Experts warn that fabricated or deepfake videos are becoming increasingly prevalent in elections.

From Salon

Related Words

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