Definition

1. Verb:
   • To invent or create something false, typically with the intent to deceive: This meaning refers to the act of concocting a story, information, or evidence that is not true.
   • To construct or manufacture something, especially in an industrial process: This meaning refers to the act of making or producing something, often by assembling parts or using industrial methods.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (to invent falsely):
  • The witness was accused of fabricating his entire testimony.
  • He fabricated an elaborate excuse for being late.
• Verb (to construct/manufacture):
  • The company fabricates steel components for the automotive industry.
  • This specialized equipment is fabricated from lightweight alloys.

Advanced Usage

• "to fabricate a lie/story/alibi": to invent a false account.
  • The suspect tried to fabricate an alibi for the night of the crime.
• "to fabricate evidence": to create or plant false evidence.
  • It is a serious crime for an officer to fabricate evidence.

Variants and Related Words

• Fabrication (n): The act or process of fabricating; something fabricated (e.g., a lie or a manufactured product).
  • His account was a complete fabrication.
  • The fabrication of the bridge took two years.
• Fabricator (n): A person or machine that fabricates.
  • He was exposed as a notorious fabricator of urban legends.
  • The metal fabricator shaped the raw material into a frame.

Synonyms

• Invent/Concoct (for the "false" sense): to create something, especially a story or excuse, from imagination.
• Manufacture/Assemble/Construct (for the "make" sense): to make or produce something, especially on a large scale using machinery.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Fabricate" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the verb "fabricate" as their core element.)

Verb

1. make up something artificial or untrue
2. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
   • the company fabricates plastic chairs
   • They manufacture small toys