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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September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.
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Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
As the crew collaborates with locals to fabricate a trend, unexpected connections blossom while a pervasive health crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
This is another sign that the image is fabricated because an authentic X post would likely have been screenshotted at different times by some of Musk's more than 218 million followers and shared with differing view counts.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Like Microsoft, Amazon fabricated its chip internally.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
As the crew collaborates with locals to fabricate a trend, unexpected connections blossom while a pervasive health crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
This is another sign that the image is fabricated because an authentic X post would likely have been screenshotted at different times by some of Musk's more than 218 million followers and shared with differing view counts.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Like Microsoft, Amazon fabricated its chip internally.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fabricate
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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