fabricate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make by art or skill and labor; construct.
The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
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to make by assembling parts or sections.
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to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
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to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).
verb
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to make, build, or construct
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to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
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to fake or forge
Related Words
See manufacture.
Other Word Forms
- fabrication noun
- fabricative adjective
- fabricator noun
Etymology
Origin of fabricate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin fabricātus “made,” past participle of fabricāre; fabric, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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"We often report on misinformers and other hoaxsters using AI to fabricate false images and videos," said Waqar Rizvi from the misinformation tracker NewsGuard.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Company-1 and the trio would then allegedly fabricate records to make it appear as though Company-1 was the intended user.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
People who fabricate research or deceive the public deserve scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
He feels they fabricate calls just so their friends can see them on TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Even being lied to constantly, though hardly like love, was sustained attention; he must care about her to fabricate so elaborately and over such a long stretch of time.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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