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Webster 1913 Edition
Fabricate
Fab′ri-cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fabricated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fabricating
.] 1.
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build;
as, to
. fabricate
a bridge or ship2.
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce;
as, to
. fabricate
woolens3.
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely;
as, to
. fabricate
a lie or storyOur books were not
fabricated
with an accomodation to prevailing usages. Paley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fabricate
FABRICATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To frame; to build; to construct; to form a whole by connecting its parts; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.2.
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; as, to fabricate woolens.3.
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.Our books were not fabricated with an accommodation to prevailing usages.
4.
To coin; as, to fabricate money. [Unusual.]Definition 2024
fabricate
fabricate
English
Verb
fabricate (third-person singular simple present fabricates, present participle fabricating, simple past and past participle fabricated)
- (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
- to fabricate a bridge or ship
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
- to fabricate computer chips
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- to fabricate a lie or story
- (transitive, cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
to form into a whole by uniting its parts
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to form by art and labor; to manufacture
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to invent and form; to forge
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to cut up an animal for cooking
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External links
- fabricate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fabricate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911