fabricate
Meaning
- (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- (transitive) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
Synonyms
prevaricate
Translations
fabriquer
fabbricare
fabrizieren
fabricar
fabricerenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/
Etymology
In summary
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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