fabricatefab‧ri‧cate /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] 
The police were accused of fabricating evidence.RegisterFabricate is used mainly in writing, for example in journalism and legal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say make something up:· They accused him of making the whole thing up.2technical to make or produce goods or equipment SYN manufacture: The discs are expensive to fabricate.
VERB TABLE
fabricate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | fabricate |
| he, she, it | fabricates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fabricated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fabricated |
| he, she, it | has fabricated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fabricated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fabricate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fabricated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am fabricating |
| he, she, it | is fabricating | |
| you, we, they | are fabricating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was fabricating |
| you, we, they | were fabricating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fabricating |
| he, she, it | has been fabricating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fabricating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fabricating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fabricating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- At their small workshop, they fabricate parts for jet engines.
- Branson later admitted that he had fabricated the whole story.
- Officials were accused of fabricating the evidence that was given at the trial.
- The woman said she fabricated her testimony because she thought she was going to get a $10,000 reward.
- Even the brush or other instruments could be employed freely, the whole image fabricated to convey a sense of handling.
- I wonder sometimes, wonder how much is fabricated and how much is truth.
- It was a very entertaining, albeit fabricated, film.
- The gable wall structure consists of a series of fabricated steel mullions at 3.6m centres.
- The president has denied the allegations, which he said were fabricated by his political opponents.
Longman Language Activatorto invent a false story, excuse, name etc
to think of a story, excuse, explanation etc that is not true, especially in order to deceive people or to protect yourself: make up something: · I gave her the wrong name, and made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.make something/it up: · You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.
to think of a story, excuse, name etc that is not true in order to deceive people: · I invented reasons for never seeing him again.· He began inventing excuses for why he had done nothing to help.· He invented fictional ancestors and a family history to impress the girls.
formal to think of a false story, piece of information etc in order to deceive people or prevent them from discovering the truth: · Officials were accused of fabricating the evidence that was given at the trial.· The woman said she fabricated her testimony because she thought she was going to get a $10,000 reward.
informal /concoct formal to spend time thinking of a false story, excuse, plant etc, especially with other people: · I cooked up an excuse so I could leave early.· His lawyers concocted a theory that the police had planted the evidence against him.cook up a scheme: · He cooked up some crazy scheme for making money, and ended up being arrested.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The police were accused of fabricating evidence.
1to invent a story, piece of information etc in order to deceive someone: The police were accused of fabricating evidence. The police were accused of fabricating evidence.RegisterFabricate is used mainly in writing, for example in journalism and legal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say make something up:· They accused him of making the whole thing up.2technical to make or produce goods or equipment SYN manufacture: The discs are expensive to fabricate.