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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nvidia, for example, depends on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to fabricate its designs.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The center dismissed the reports as fabricated and misleading and said Soltani, who was arrested on January 8 during the height of the protests, had been charged with assembly and collusion against national internal security, as well as engaging in propaganda activities against the system.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The works, crafted to near perfection by the Denver fabricating firm Elmendorf Geurts, are flashy pieces that turn up the volume of the Civic Center area.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The governor also went after the White House on social media, posting to X Wednesday night that the Administration is fabricating how the Minneapolis shooting played out and that the ICE agent who fired the deadly shots was not acting in self-defense.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
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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