fabricate
[ fab-ri-keyt ]
/ ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing.
to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
to make by assembling parts or sections.
to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.).
Origin of fabricate
synonym study for fabricate
1. See
manufacture.
OTHER WORDS FROM fabricate
Words nearby fabricate
fabre,
fabric,
fabric softener,
fabricable,
fabricant,
fabricate,
fabrication,
fabricius,
fabricus ab aquapendente,
fabrikoid,
fabritius
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British Dictionary definitions for fabricator
fabricate
/ (ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to make, build, or construct
to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
to fake or forge
Derived forms of fabricate
fabrication, noun fabricative, adjective fabricator, nounWord Origin for fabricate
C15: from Latin
fabricāre to build, make, from
fabrica workshop; see
fabric