English Explanatory Dictionary

fabricate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
  2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
  3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
  4. To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fabricate.wav /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ /ˈfæbrəˌkeɪt/

Word forms

fabricate fabricates fabricating fabricated

Etymology

From Middle English fabricaten (“to fashion, make”), from Latin fabricātus, perfect active participle of fabricor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fabrica (“a fabric, building”) + -or (verb-forming suffix); see fabric and forge. Cognate with French fabriquer.

Synonyms

manufacture confabulate cook up invent make up trump up

Related words

fabric fabrication fabricator misfabricate

Derived words

biofabricate fabricatory microfabricate nanofabricate prefabricate refabricate
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