Meaning & use
fabricate
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To invent or create something falsely in order to deceive; also, to construct or manufacture something, especially from parts.
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The employee was fired after he fabricated data in the quarterly report.
The factory fabricates steel components for the aerospace industry.
A note on using this word
Has two very different uses: lying or inventing false information, and the neutral industrial sense of manufacturing something from raw materials.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To construct or manufacture something, especially by assembling parts.
The workshop fabricates custom metal furniture.
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