fabricate (verb)
1fabricate — ► VERB 1) invent, typically with deceitful intent. 2) construct or manufacture (an industrial product). DERIVATIVES fabrication noun fabricator noun. ORIGIN Latin fabricare manufacture …
2fabricate — fab·ri·cate / fa brə ˌkāt/ vb cat·ed, cat·ing vt: to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive vi: to make something up with an intent to deceive there was a motive to fabricate Gary Taylor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
3fabricate — fab‧ri‧cate [ˈfæbrɪkeɪt] verb [transitive] MANUFACTURING to make something, using tools, special machines, or an industrial process; = MANUFACTURE: • Samsung will fabricate its own microprocessor. • The steel frame was fabricated by a company… …
4fabricate — verb /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ a) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. b) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips. Syn: manufacture,… …
5fabricate — verb Fabricate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑charge …
6fabricate — verb (T) 1 to invent a story, piece of information etc in order to deceive someone: The police were accused of fabricating evidence. 2 technical to make or produce goods or equipment; manufacture 1 (1): The discs are expensive to fabricate …
7fabricate — verb 1) he fabricated research data Syn: falsify, fake, counterfeit, cook; invent, make up See note at lie I 2. 2) fabricating a pack of lies Syn: concoct, make up …
8fabricate — verb 1》 invent in order to deceive. 2》 construct or manufacture (an industrial product), especially from prepared components. Derivatives fabrication noun fabricator noun Origin ME: from L. fabricat , fabricare manufacture , from fabrica (see… …
9fabricate — UK [ˈfæbrɪkeɪt] / US [ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms fabricate : present tense I/you/we/they fabricate he/she/it fabricates present participle fabricating past tense fabricated past participle fabricated 1) to make up a story or piece… …
10fabricate — [[t]fæ̱brɪkeɪt[/t]] fabricates, fabricating, fabricated 1) VERB If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceive people. [V n] All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them... [V ed] Eleven key Communist… …
