fabricate
/'fæbrikeit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To invent or create something false, typically with the intent to deceive: This meaning refers to the act of concocting a story, information, or evidence that is not true.
- To construct or manufacture something, especially in an industrial process: This meaning refers to the act of making or producing something, often by assembling parts or using industrial methods.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (to invent falsely):
- The witness was accused of fabricating his entire testimony.
- He fabricated an elaborate excuse for being late.
- Verb (to construct/manufacture):
- The company fabricates steel components for the automotive industry.
- This specialized equipment is fabricated from lightweight alloys.
Advanced Usage
- "to fabricate a lie/story/alibi": to invent a false account.
- The suspect tried to fabricate an alibi for the night of the crime.
- "to fabricate evidence": to create or plant false evidence.
- It is a serious crime for an officer to fabricate evidence.
Variants and Related Words
- Fabrication (n): The act or process of fabricating; something fabricated (e.g., a lie or a manufactured product).
- His account was a complete fabrication.
- The fabrication of the bridge took two years.
- Fabricator (n): A person or machine that fabricates.
- He was exposed as a notorious fabricator of urban legends.
- The metal fabricator shaped the raw material into a frame.
Synonyms
- Invent/Concoct (for the "false" sense): to create something, especially a story or excuse, from imagination.
- Manufacture/Assemble/Construct (for the "make" sense): to make or produce something, especially on a large scale using machinery.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Fabricate" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the verb "fabricate" as their core element.)
Verb
- make up something artificial or untrue
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys