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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Now, Chairman Loudermilk's 'Interim Report' intentionally disregards the truth and the Select Committee's tremendous weight of evidence, and instead fabricates lies and defamatory allegations in an attempt to cover up what Donald Trump did.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The building is fabricated from glass and steel, a minimalist construction, designed to make the most of light on short winter days.
—Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The building is fabricated from glass and steel, a minimalist construction, designed to make the most of light on short winter days.
—Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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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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