fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt 
fabricated; fabricating
2
: construct, manufacture
specifically
: to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.
Examples of fabricate in a Sentence
Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic materials.
a story fabricated to sell magazines
She was accused of fabricating data.
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In addition to fabricating police identities and badge numbers as Scott allegedly did in Pennsylvania, those potentially being scammed may also be falsely asked to provide DNA samples to avoid being arrested.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
India’s Commerce Secretary Piyush Goyal told me last October that India is on pace to fabricate its first chip in two years.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Published in the journal Nature, the research presents a methodology for fabricating nonlinear waveguides with simultaneous single-mode operation and anomalous dispersion for ultra-broadband operation and high-efficiency four-wave mixing.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2025
In contrast, single-crystal CVD diamonds, particularly those fabricated using Orbray’s proprietary step-flow growth method, provide high sensitivity and precise energy discrimination.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
India’s Commerce Secretary Piyush Goyal told me last October that India is on pace to fabricate its first chip in two years.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Published in the journal Nature, the research presents a methodology for fabricating nonlinear waveguides with simultaneous single-mode operation and anomalous dispersion for ultra-broadband operation and high-efficiency four-wave mixing.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2025
In contrast, single-crystal CVD diamonds, particularly those fabricated using Orbray’s proprietary step-flow growth method, provide high sensitivity and precise energy discrimination.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfab-ri-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
1
2
: to make up in order to deceive
fabricated evidence to support her claim
fabrication
noun
ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən
Legal Definition
fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-brə-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
: to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive
: to make something up with an intent to deceive
there was a motive to fabricate—Gary Taylor
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