fabricate

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) (cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

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