fabricate

Pronunciation: /ˈfæbrəˌkeɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"
  2. verb make up something artificial or untrue

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

manufacture, construct

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
make
Narrower (hyponyms)
raft, mass-produce

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