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fab·ri·cate (fab′ri kāt′)
transitive verb fabricated -·cat′ed, fabricating -·cat′·ing
- to make, build, construct, etc., esp. by assembling parts; manufacture
- to make up (a story, reason, lie, etc.); invent
Etymology: ME fabricaten < L fabricatus, pp. of fabricari, to construct, build < fabrica: see fabric
Related Forms:
- fabricator fab′·ri·ca′·tor noun
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