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Fabricate v. t. (past & past part. fabricated; pres. part. fabricating)

To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.

To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.

To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. "Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages."

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Etymology of 'Fabricate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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