fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt 
fabricated; fabricating
2
: construct, manufacture
specifically
: to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts.
Examples of fabricate in a Sentence
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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The callers claim victims have missed jury duty or are connected to a criminal case – real or fabricated – and demand payment, often in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Wurst is accused of using the nursing identification number of another nurse without her permission to fabricate the credentials of Langan, who has never attended nursing school.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
If someone was able to tell me just how much of Frederick's actual background was fabricated, that would have had a profound effect on me, but no one had that information.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While authors and historians have suggested the story was fabricated to cover up the couple’s volatile relationship, the white lynch mob that gathered within hours from across Central Florida prompted an exodus of many of Groveland’s Black families, with many never to return.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Wurst is accused of using the nursing identification number of another nurse without her permission to fabricate the credentials of Langan, who has never attended nursing school.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
If someone was able to tell me just how much of Frederick's actual background was fabricated, that would have had a profound effect on me, but no one had that information.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While authors and historians have suggested the story was fabricated to cover up the couple’s volatile relationship, the white lynch mob that gathered within hours from across Central Florida prompted an exodus of many of Groveland’s Black families, with many never to return.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfab-ri-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
1
2
: to make up in order to deceive
fabricated evidence to support her claim
fabrication
noun
ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən
Legal Definition
fabricate
verb
fab·ri·cate
ˈfa-brə-ˌkāt
fabricated; fabricating
: to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive
: to make something up with an intent to deceive
there was a motive to fabricate—Gary Taylor
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