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fabricating

fabricating is the present participle and gerund of fabricate.

Meaning of fabricate

Verb

fabricate (third-person singular simple present fabricates, present participle fabricating, simple past and past participle fabricated)

  1. (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
    • to fabricate a bridge or ship
    Synonyms:
    manufacture
  2. (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
    • to fabricate computer chips
    Synonyms:
    manufacture
  3. (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
    • to fabricate a lie or story
  4. (transitive) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

Questions about fabricating

What is fabricating the present participle and gerund of?
Fabricating is the present participle and gerund of fabricate.

Words near fabricating in the dictionary

  1. fabricants
  2. fabricas
  3. fabricate
  4. fabricated
  5. fabricates
  6. fabricating
  7. fabrication
  8. fabrications
  9. fabricative
  10. fabricator
  11. fabricatories

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