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Thesaurus: fabricate

To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.

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  1. v. t. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
  2. v. t. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.
  3. v. t. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
  4. v. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
  5. v. concoct something artificial or untrue
  6. 1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. 2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens. 3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages. Paley.
  7. v:100 v. make up something artificial or untrue