fabricate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin fabricātus, perfect passive participle of fabricor, fabricō (“‘frame, build, forge’”), from fabrica (“‘a fabric, building, etc.’”); see fabric and forge. Compare with French fabrique.
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- IPA: ˈfæb.ɹɪ.ket
[edit] Verb
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to fabricate (third-person singular simple present fabricates, present participle fabricating, simple past and past participle fabricated)
- (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
- (transitive) (cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
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[edit] Translations
to form into a whole by uniting its parts
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to form by art and labor; to manufacture
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to invent and form; to forge
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[edit] External links
- fabricate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fabricate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
