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fab·ri·cate    (fbr-kt) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
fab·ri·cat·ed , fab·ri·cat·ing , fab·ri·cates

1. To make; create.
2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: fabricate small boats.
3. To concoct in order to deceive: fabricated an excuse.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fabricaten, from Latin fabricr , fabrict-, to make, from fabrica, craft ; see fabric

OTHER FORMS:
fabri·cation (Noun), fabri·cator (Noun)

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