fabricated

[ fab-ri-key-tid ]

adjective

1. made by art or skill and labor:

   For the staircases, the ceramics manufacturer supplied a specially fabricated porcelain tile resembling natural stone.

2. made by assembling parts or sections:

   Plywood is a fabricated wood board made of three or more panels of wood veneer laid one on top of another.

3. (of a lie, story, excuse, etc.) devised or invented:

   That is a wholly fabricated allegation without any foundation whatsoever.

4. faked or forged:

   Scientists reported that the fabricated fossil had been made up of parts of a primitive bird and a dinosaur, glued together by a farmer.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fabricate.

Other Words From

• qua·si-fab·ri·cat·ed adjective
• un·fab·ri·cat·ed adjective
• well-fab·ri·cat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricated¹

First recorded in 1770–80; fabricate + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; fabricate + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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

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

From Salon

It widely circulated on X but it was entirely fabricated.

From Salon

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