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单词 fabricate
释义 fab·ri·cate
\-əˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fabricaten, from Latin fabricatus, past participle of fabricari — more at fabric
1.
 a. : to form by art and labor : manufacture, produce
  < fabricated some of the finest English pottery >
  < an organization devoted to fabricating deluxe editions of the classics >
 b. : to form into a whole by uniting parts : construct, build
  < fabricated a bridge of steel beams >
  < planning to fabricate a house of wholly synthetic materials >
 often : to build up into a whole by uniting interchangeable standardized parts
  < fabricating automobiles on the assembly line >
2.
 a. : to make, shape, or prepare (parts) according to standardized specifications so as to be interchangeable
  < fabricating brake assemblies for one of the new cars >
 b. : to cause (raw material or stock) to be manufactured : shape
  < fabricating sheet steel into plates >
  < what steel to use or how to fabricate it — Dun's Review >
3.
 a. : invent, formulate
  < philosophers fabricating new theories of the universe >
  : create
  < his brave attempts to fabricate something permanent and holy out of his personal animal feelings — T.S.Eliot >
 b.
  (1) : to make up with intent to deceive
   < fabricated an involved explanation of his absence >
  (2) : forge
Synonyms: see make
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