ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›F›fabricate
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fabricate
to invent or make up something false
Synonyms
- invent
- concoct
- falsify
fabricate in a sentence
The reporter was fired after admitting he had fabricated several quotes in his article.
To avoid trouble, the boy fabricated an elaborate excuse about his backpack falling into a river.
Where it comes from
From Latin fabricare 'to construct, frame'
Memory hook
FABRIC-ate: weave a FABRIC of lies.
Read it in context
- Inside the Jury Room Social Science