Word of the Day:
fabricate
What It Means
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
to fabricate a bridge or ship
Fabricate in Context
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Did You Know?
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.
Source and license
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