FABRICATED is the past tense of the verb 'to fabricate' which has three meanings.
1 If you fabricate something such as a story or piece of information, you deliberately invent it even though it is untrue, in order to deceive people. Example - They fabricated evidence and threatened witnesses. He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.
2 If you fabricate an object you make it from whatever materials are available. Example - Some of the parts broke and new ones had to be fabricated out of scrap iron.
3 If you fabricate an object you manufacture it for the first time. Example - The man was accused of fabricating banknotes.
2006-11-17 13:19:29
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answered by asok c 5
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[edit] Verb form
fabricated
Simple past tense and past participle of fabricate.
[edit] Adjective
fabricated
constructed or assembled
false
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fabricated"
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin fabricatus, p. p. of fabricari, fabricare; meaning to frame, build, forge; through the French fabrica. See Fabric, Farge.
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA: Ëfæb.ɹɪ.ket
[edit] Transitive Verb
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
[edit] Synonyms
manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
[edit] Translations
German: fabrizieren
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fabricate"
2006-11-13 14:12:38
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answered by Mysterious 3
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Fabricated means- made up or manufactured.
If you fabricate a story, you make up a story which is not true.
If you fabricate textiles, you manufacture them.
2006-11-13 14:10:52
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answered by True Blue 6
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in my own words, to make by hand from scrap. eg, fabricated clothes from a factory...
or it could also mean to make a plot, lie, or story (something deceptive)...
hope this helps...
2006-11-13 14:17:26
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answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6
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fab·ri·cate Listen: [ fbr-kt ]
tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates
To make; create.
To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: fabricate small boats.
To concoct in order to deceive: fabricated an excuse.
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[Middle English fabricaten, from Latin fabricr, fabrict-, to make, from fabrica, craft ; see fabric.]
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fabri·cation n.
fabri·cator n.
I hope that is what you are asking :)
2006-11-13 14:13:47
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answered by ? 4
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to make
2006-11-13 14:12:41
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answered by Andrew26 2
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