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Added 9 October 2026

fabricate

/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ verb

Latin root: fabricātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fabricate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
to fabricate a bridge or ship
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
to fabricate computer chips
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
to fabricate a lie or story

Origin

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.

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