fabricate
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fabricate
- /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ UK
- /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈfæb.ɹəˌkeɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.kæɪt/ Australia
- /ˈfɛb.ɹə.kæɪt/ New Zealand
Where it 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.
verb fabricates · fabricating · fabricated
- 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.
