Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make; create.
- transitive verb To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts.
- transitive verb To concoct in order to deceive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To frame; build; construct; form into a whole by joining the parts; form by art and labor; manufacture; make; produce: as, to
fabricate a bridge or a ship; to fabricate woolens. - To invent or contrive; devise falsely; concoct; forge: as, to
fabricate a lie or a story; to fabricate a report.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build.
- transitive verb To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
- transitive verb To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
- verb transitive To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
- verb transitive To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
- verb transitive (cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Proof aimed at establishing a motive to fabricate is never collateral and may not be excluded on that ground, but examination of witnesses to establish such a motive must proceed upon some good-faith basis ...
Second Department 2008
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Now, all that was needed was to show the court that the officer had the ability to fabricate, which is based on the thing that most prosecutors use to establish his credibility; that is, his education, training, and experience.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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Now, all that was needed was to show the court that the officer had the ability to fabricate, which is based on the thing that most prosecutors use to establish his credibility; that is, his education, training, and experience.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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Now, all that was needed was to show the court that the officer had the ability to fabricate, which is based on the thing that most prosecutors use to establish his credibility; that is, his education, training, and experience.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims?
Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims? « Climate Audit 2007
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Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims?
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Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims?
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Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims?
Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims? « Climate Audit 2007
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The US has been staying in a war for more than a year since senate Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee bottled up information that showed the administration knew that evidence they cited as reasons to go to war was provided by a source who was known to "fabricate" bogus information.
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The US has been staying in a war for more than a year since senate Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee bottled up information that showed the administration knew that evidence they cited as reasons to go to war was provided by a source who was known to "fabricate" bogus information.
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