fabricate

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ UK /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #29037

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1

verb
To invent false information in order to deceive

The witness had fabricated the entire story to protect his friend.
2

verb
To build or manufacture something from separate parts or materials

The factory fabricates steel beams for large buildings.

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1 verb · to invent false information... invent make up manufacture

2 verb · to build or manufacture... manufacture construct

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Forms fabricatedfabricatesfabricating

Derived forms biofabricatefabricatorymicrofabricatenanofabricateprefabricaterefabricate

Related forms fabric fabrication fabricatormisfabricate

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.

fabricaten Middle English fabricātus Latin

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# fabricate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 29037

## Meanings
1. To invent false information in order to deceive
2. To build or manufacture something from separate parts or materials

## Examples
- The witness had fabricated the entire story to protect his friend.
- The factory fabricates steel beams for large buildings.

## Derived Forms
- biofabricate
- fabricatory
- microfabricate
- nanofabricate
- prefabricate
- refabricate

## Related Forms
- fabric
- fabrication
- fabricator
- misfabricate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fabricaten
- Root: fabricātus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Fabricate is 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include fabricaten (Middle English) and fabricātus (Latin). Current senses include to invent false information in order to deceive and to build or manufacture something from separate parts or materials. The wider family includes derived forms such as biofabricate, fabricatory, microfabricate, nanofabricate, and prefabricate and related words such as fabric, fabrication, fabricator, and misfabricate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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