v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fabricated p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricating ] [ L. fabricatus, p. p. of fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica. See Fabric, Farge. ] 1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. [ 1913 Webster ] Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ] |