fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt 
fabricated; fabricating
transitive verb
1
a
: invent, create
b
: to make up for the purpose of deception
accused of fabricating evidence
2
: construct, manufacture
specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.
fabricator
ˈfa-bri-ˌkā-tər
noun 
Synonyms
- fashion
- form
- frame
- make
- manufacture
- produce
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Example Sentences
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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Blake Caldwell, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The filmmaker worked with the company Resemble AI, using a brief segment from an interview Warhol did with the BBC, to fabricate what ultimately combined the A.I. algorithm and human voice of actor Bill Irwin. Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The owner of the laundromat starts to fabricate strange evidence against them from their dirty laundry, claiming to have received certain instructions to do so. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Milton doesn’t employ telephoto lenses to fabricate visual proximity. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2022 GlobalFoundries is expected to fabricate the semiconductors at its plant in New York, as well as facilities in Germany, France, and Singapore. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Russia is attempting to fabricate evidence amid an investigation into an attack on a prison in Ukraine last month that left 53 dead and as many as 75 others injured, according to a report. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 Kosinski and Inciardi allegedly attempted to fabricate a record of ownership of the papers — their provenance — and used that false provenance to try to get Henley to buy back his own papers, the release said. al, 13 July 2022 Kosinski and Inciardi allegedly attempted to fabricate a record of ownership of the papers — their provenance — and used that false provenance to try to get Henley to buy back his own papers, the release said. al, 13 July 2022 See More
Blake Caldwell, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The filmmaker worked with the company Resemble AI, using a brief segment from an interview Warhol did with the BBC, to fabricate what ultimately combined the A.I. algorithm and human voice of actor Bill Irwin. Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The owner of the laundromat starts to fabricate strange evidence against them from their dirty laundry, claiming to have received certain instructions to do so. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Milton doesn’t employ telephoto lenses to fabricate visual proximity. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2022 GlobalFoundries is expected to fabricate the semiconductors at its plant in New York, as well as facilities in Germany, France, and Singapore. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Russia is attempting to fabricate evidence amid an investigation into an attack on a prison in Ukraine last month that left 53 dead and as many as 75 others injured, according to a report. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 Kosinski and Inciardi allegedly attempted to fabricate a record of ownership of the papers — their provenance — and used that false provenance to try to get Henley to buy back his own papers, the release said. al, 13 July 2022 Kosinski and Inciardi allegedly attempted to fabricate a record of ownership of the papers — their provenance — and used that false provenance to try to get Henley to buy back his own papers, the release said. al, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English fabricaten, borrowed from Latin fabricātus, past participle of fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct," derivative of fabrica "process of making something, craft, art" — more at fabric
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Legal Definition
fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate ˈfa-brə-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
transitive verb
: to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive
intransitive verb
: to make something up with an intent to deceive
there was a motive to fabricate Gary Taylor
Gary Taylorfabricated 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in manufactured
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- manufactured
- synthetic
- processed
- cultivated
- artificial
- man-made
- industrial
- nonnatural
- imitation
- mechanical
- refined
- faux
- ersatz
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- natural
- raw
- crude
2
as in fictitious
Synonyms & Similar Words
- fictitious
- fictional
- invented
- chimerical
- romanticized
- imagined
- imaginary
- famed
- chimeric
- made-up
- storied
- pretend
- fanciful
- unreal
- fantastical
- fabled
- legendary
- mythical
- make-believe
- fantastic
- mythological
- allegorical
- mythic
- fabulous
- mythologic
- semilegendary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- actual
- real
- existent
- historical
- confirmed
- true
- substantiated
- proven
- validated
- established
- factual
- verified
- authenticated
- attested
- genuine
- authentic
- real-world
- bona fide
- real-life
fabricated
2 of 2verb
1
as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath Synonyms & Similar Words
- produced
- manufactured
- made
- constructed
- created
- fashioned
- assembled
- formed
- built
- framed
- crafted
- shaped
- molded
- prefabricated
- erected
- structured
- organized
- put together
- handcrafted
- designed
- forged
- invented
- concocted
- devised
- established
- originated
- reared
- contrived
- raised
- knocked out
- conceived
- hewed
- made up
- threw up
- visualized
- set up
- instituted
- minted
- envisaged
- imagined
- remade
- threw up
- refashioned
- fathered
- put up
- pictured
- patched (together)
- cobbled (together or up)
- cooked (up)
- remanufactured
- thought (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismantled
- disassembled
- destroyed
- flattened
- pulverized
- shattered
- broke up
- ruined
- wrecked
- smashed
- abolished
- annihilated
- eradicated
- extinguished
- dismembered
- exterminated
- took apart
- exploded
- razed
- devastated
- demolished
- blew up
2
as in concocted
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise Synonyms & Similar Words
- concocted
- constructed
- devised
- invented
- designed
- manufactured
- produced
- contrived
- excogitated
- trumped up
- hatched
- drummed up
- conceived
- cooked (up)
- made up
- visualized
- vamped (up)
- envisioned
- came up with
- coined
- imagined
- improvised
- dreamed
- thought (up)
- fantasized
- envisaged
- visioned
- daydreamed
- extemporized
- dreamt
- pictured
- ad-libbed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reproduced
- copied
- replicated
- cloned
- duplicated
- mimicked
- imitated
- copycatted
- reduplicated
3
as in constructed
to form by putting together parts or materials the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly Synonyms & Similar Words
- constructed
- built
- assembled
- made
- manufactured
- created
- erected
- designed
- produced
- established
- confected
- pieced
- concocted
- prefabricated
- molded
- reared
- fashioned
- raised
- made up
- forged
- set up
- shaped
- handcrafted
- invented
- generated
- put together
- rebuilt
- framed
- put up
- hammered
- reconstructed
- originated
- devised
- initiated
- organized
- conceived
- carpentered
- contrived
- constituted
- retrofitted
- founded
- coined
- began
- instituted
- imagined
- reassembled
- inaugurated
- innovated
- fathered
- combined
- retrofit
- redeveloped
- united
- reedified
- cooked (up)
- threw up
- jerry-built
- thought (up)
- rigged (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismantled
- disassembled
- destroyed
- flattened
- struck
- pulverized
- dismembered
- knocked down
- shattered
- wrecked
- ruined
- smashed
- leveled
- tore down
- levelled
- took down
- demounted
- detached
- exploded
- razed
- divided
- separated
- demolished
- devastated
- disconnected
- blew up
- ruinated
- disengaged
- pulled down
- disjoined
- disunited
4
as in lied
to make a statement one knows to be untrue since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one Synonyms & Similar Words
- lied
- fibbed
- prevaricated
- deceived
- perjured
- falsified
- tricked
- hoodwinked
- deluded
- gulled
- duped
- fooled
- hoaxed
- slandered
- distorted
- misreported
- misrepresented
- equivocated
- foreswore
- libeled
- fudged
- dissimulated
- misled
- forswore
- defamed
- misstated
- kidded
- dissembled
- libelled
- cozened
- traduced
- paltered
- misinformed
- snowed
- misguided
- garbled
- beguiled
- took in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- asserted
- testified
- confirmed
- verified
- swore
- validated
- substantiated
- authenticated
- enter someone's mind
- enter someone's mind/head
- enter the equation
- enter the lists
- enter the picture
- enter the picture/scene
- enter the scene
- entera
- enterable
- enteral
- enterally
- enterectomies
- entered
- entered (into or upon)
- entered apprentice
- entered into or upon
- enterer
- enterers
- enteric
- enteric fever
- enterics
- entering
- entering (into or upon)
- entering into or upon
- entering port