Fabricate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 捏造; 制造
• ［英］ v. 捏造 ( to make up; invent; lie) ; 制造 ( to make by assembling parts)
• ［记］ fabric ( 构造) +ate -> 构造出来 -> 捏造;
• ［同］ 参考: prefabricate ( 预制) 派生词: fabrication ( n. 编造, 捏造;伪造的事物)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-cated; -cating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fabricatus, past participle of fabricari, from fabrica
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. invent, create
  • b. to make up for the purpose of deception <accused of fabricating evidence>
• 2. construct, manufacture; specifically to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
• ? fabricator noun

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