Fab"ri*cate (?), 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.
2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture;
to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.
3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise
falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
Our books were not fabricated with an
accomodation to prevailing usages.
Paley.