fabricate.
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
Meaning & usage
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
to fabricate a bridge or ship
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
to fabricate computer chips
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
to fabricate a lie or story
To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fabricaten (“to fashion, make”), from Latin fabricātus, perfect active participle of fabricor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fabrica (“a fabric, building”) + -or (verb-forming suffix); see fabric and forge. Cognate with French fabriquer.
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