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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fabricate \Fab"ri*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fabricated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Fabricating}.] [L. fabricatus, p. p. of
fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica.
See {Fabric}, {Farge}.]
1. 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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2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as,
to fabricate woolens.
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3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to
fabricate a lie or story.
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Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation
to prevailing usages. --Paley.
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