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
The big revelation in the original Final Fantasy VII is that Cloud fabricated his version of the events at Nibelheim.
—
Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Sherri Papini, the woman who fabricated her own elaborate kidnapping and went to prison for mail fraud and lying to federal agents, still owes more than $300,000 in restitution, federal officials say.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The goal was to land on a wide range of offerings, but there were parameters: To qualify, each piece was required to have been fabricated, even if just as a prototype, within the past 100 years.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
At the time of the filing, which occurred as the New York State Adult Survivors Act window was about to close, Combs denied the allegations, claiming Dickerson-Neal fabricated the story.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Altered The image is digitally fabricated.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors had argued the men knew the pages had a dubious chain of ownership but peddled them anyway, scheming to fabricate a provenance that would pass muster with auction houses and stave off demands to return the documents to Henley.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ash Cooper pleaded guilty to murder, possession of an instrument of crime and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to a March 21 news release by the Bucks County district attorney.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
That, in turn, allows informants free rein to dip in and out of cases, working to find and fabricate information to offer law enforcement in hopes of benefiting themselves.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Sherri Papini, the woman who fabricated her own elaborate kidnapping and went to prison for mail fraud and lying to federal agents, still owes more than $300,000 in restitution, federal officials say.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The goal was to land on a wide range of offerings, but there were parameters: To qualify, each piece was required to have been fabricated, even if just as a prototype, within the past 100 years.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
At the time of the filing, which occurred as the New York State Adult Survivors Act window was about to close, Combs denied the allegations, claiming Dickerson-Neal fabricated the story.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Altered The image is digitally fabricated.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors had argued the men knew the pages had a dubious chain of ownership but peddled them anyway, scheming to fabricate a provenance that would pass muster with auction houses and stave off demands to return the documents to Henley.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ash Cooper pleaded guilty to murder, possession of an instrument of crime and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to a March 21 news release by the Bucks County district attorney.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
That, in turn, allows informants free rein to dip in and out of cases, working to find and fabricate information to offer law enforcement in hopes of benefiting themselves.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabricate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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