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fabricate
fab·ri·cate F0002500 (făb′rĭ-kāt′)tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create.2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: fabricate small boats.3. To concoct in order to deceive: fabricated a convincing excuse. [Middle English fabricaten, from Latin fabricārī, fabricāt-, to make, from fabrica, craft; see fabric.] fab′ri·ca′tion n.fab′ri·ca′tion·al adj.fab′ri·ca′tor n.fabricate (ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to make, build, or construct2. to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)3. to fake or forge[C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric] ˌfabriˈcation n ˈfabricative adj ˈfabriˌcator nfab•ri•cate (ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt) v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 1. to make by art or skill and labor; construct. 2. to make by assembling parts or sections. 3. to devise; invent: to fabricate an alibi. 4. to fake; forge (a document, signature, etc.). [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin fabricātus, past participle of fabricāre to fashion. See fabric] fab′ri•ca`tive, adj. fab′ri•ca`tor, n. fabricate Past participle: fabricated Gerund: fabricating
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fabricate | fabricate |
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I fabricate | you fabricate | he/she/it fabricates | we fabricate | you fabricate | they fabricate |
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I fabricated | you fabricated | he/she/it fabricated | we fabricated | you fabricated | they fabricated |
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I am fabricating | you are fabricating | he/she/it is fabricating | we are fabricating | you are fabricating | they are fabricating |
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I have fabricated | you have fabricated | he/she/it has fabricated | we have fabricated | you have fabricated | they have fabricated |
Past Continuous |
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I was fabricating | you were fabricating | he/she/it was fabricating | we were fabricating | you were fabricating | they were fabricating |
Past Perfect |
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I had fabricated | you had fabricated | he/she/it had fabricated | we had fabricated | you had fabricated | they had fabricated |
Future |
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I will fabricate | you will fabricate | he/she/it will fabricate | we will fabricate | you will fabricate | they will fabricate |
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I will have fabricated | you will have fabricated | he/she/it will have fabricated | we will have fabricated | you will have fabricated | they will have fabricated |
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I will be fabricating | you will be fabricating | he/she/it will be fabricating | we will be fabricating | you will be fabricating | they will be fabricating |
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I have been fabricating | you have been fabricating | he/she/it has been fabricating | we have been fabricating | you have been fabricating | they have been fabricating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been fabricating | you will have been fabricating | he/she/it will have been fabricating | we will have been fabricating | you will have been fabricating | they will have been fabricating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been fabricating | you had been fabricating | he/she/it had been fabricating | we had been fabricating | you had been fabricating | they had been fabricating |
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I would fabricate | you would fabricate | he/she/it would fabricate | we would fabricate | you would fabricate | they would fabricate |
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I would have fabricated | you would have fabricated | he/she/it would have fabricated | we would have fabricated | you would have fabricated | they would have fabricated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | fabricate - put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"manufacture, constructmass-produce - produce on a large scalemake - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"raft - make into a raft; "raft these logs" | | 2. | fabricate - make up something artificial or untruecook up, invent, manufacture, make updream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"mythologise, mythologize - construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons"confabulate - unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memorytrump up, concoct - invent; "trump up charges"spin - make up a story; "spin a yarn"vamp, vamp up - make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" |
fabricateverb1. make up, invent, concoct, falsify, form, coin, devise, forge, fake, feign, trump up All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them.2. manufacture, make, build, form, fashion, shape, frame, construct, assemble, erect All the tools are fabricated from high quality steel.fabricateverb1. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving:concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, formulate, hatch, invent, make up, think up.Informal: cook up.Idiom: come up with.2. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:assemble, build, construct, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape.3. To impart a false character to (something) by alteration:doctor, fake, falsify, fictionalize, fictionize.Translationsfabricate (ˈfӕbrikeit) verb to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc). to fabricate an excuse. 捏造 捏造ˌfabriˈcation noun1. a lie. Your account of the accident was a complete fabrication. 謊言 谎言2. the act of fabricating. 捏造 捏造EncyclopediaSeefabricationfabricate
Synonyms for fabricateverb make upSynonyms- make up
- invent
- concoct
- falsify
- form
- coin
- devise
- forge
- fake
- feign
- trump up
verb manufactureSynonyms- manufacture
- make
- build
- form
- fashion
- shape
- frame
- construct
- assemble
- erect
Synonyms for fabricateverb to use ingenuity in making, developing, or achievingSynonyms- concoct
- contrive
- devise
- dream up
- formulate
- hatch
- invent
- make up
- think up
- cook up
verb to create by forming, combining, or altering materialsSynonyms- assemble
- build
- construct
- fashion
- forge
- frame
- make
- manufacture
- mold
- produce
- put together
- shape
verb to impart a false character to (something) by alterationSynonyms- doctor
- fake
- falsify
- fictionalize
- fictionize
Synonyms for fabricateverb put together out of artificial or natural components or partsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make up something artificial or untrueSynonyms- cook up
- invent
- manufacture
- make up
Related Words- dream up
- think up
- hatch
- concoct
- think of
- mythologise
- mythologize
- confabulate
- trump up
- spin
- vamp
- vamp up
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