Fabricate

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late Middle English: from Latin fabricat- ‘manufactured’, from the verb fabricare, from fabrica ‘something skilfully produced’ (see fabric).

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From Latin fabricātus, perfect passive participle of fabricor, fabricō(“build, forge”), from fabrica(“a fabric, building, etc.”); see fabric and forge. Compare with French fabrique.

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fabricate (v.)

mid-15c., "to fashion, make, build," from Latin fabricatus, past participle of fabricare "to make, construct, fashion, build," from fabrica (see fabric). In bad sense of "tell a lie (etc.)," it is recorded by 1779. Related: Fabricated; fabricating.