fabricate
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Etymology edit
From Latin fabricātus, perfect passive participle of fabricor, fabricō (“build, forge”), from fabrica (“a fabric, building, etc.”); see fabric and forge. Compare with French fabrique.
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Verb edit
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 construct; to build.
- to fabricate a bridge or ship
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
- to fabricate computer chips
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- 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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form into a whole by uniting its parts
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form by art and labor; manufacture
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invent and form; forge
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cut up an animal for cooking
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Further reading edit
- “fabricate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fabricate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Latin edit
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fabricāte
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fabricate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of fabricar combined with te