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fabricate

fab·ri·cate

UK/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ US/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

put together out of components or parts

  • “the company fabricates plastic chairs”
  • “They manufacture small toys”
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2.

Origin

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.

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