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   Fab·ri·cate

   /ˈfabrəˌkāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent: "officers fabricated evidence" Similar forgefalsifyfakecounterfeitmake upinventconcoctmake upcontrivethink updream upinventmanufacturetrump upinformal:cook up
   • ▪ construct or manufacture (something, especially an industrial product), especially from prepared components: "you will have to fabricate an exhaust system" Similar makecreatemanufactureproduceconstructbuildassembleput togethercobble togetherformfashioncontrivemodelshapeforgeerectput upset upraiseelevateOpposite destroydismantle

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin fabricat- ‘manufactured’, from the verb fabricare, from fabrica ‘something skillfully produced’ (see fabric).

   Derivatives

   • 1. fabricator noun

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