fabricate

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈfæb.ɹəˌkeɪt/
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• Australian: /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.kæɪt/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈfɛb.ɹə.kæɪt/
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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.

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: строя (stroja) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Bulgarian: конструирам (konstruiram) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 製作 /制作 (zhìzuò) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 製成 /制成 (zhìchéng) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Finnish: rakentaa — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• French: fabriquer — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• German: fabrizieren — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• German: erzeugen — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Hungarian: összeszerel — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Hungarian: fabrikál — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Ido: fabrikar — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Italian: fabbricare — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Ligurian: fabricâ — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Russian: стро́ить (stróitʹ) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Russian: постро́ить (postróitʹ) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Russian: конструи́ровать (konstruírovatʹ) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Russian: сконструи́ровать (skonstruírovatʹ) — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Turkish: kurmak — form into a whole by uniting its parts
• Bulgarian: произвеждам (proizveždam) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Bulgarian: фабрикувам (fabrikuvam) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Chinese Mandarin: 製作 /制作 (zhìzuò) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Chinese Mandarin: 製成 /制成 (zhìchéng) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Dutch: fabriceren — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Finnish: valmistaa — form by art and labor; manufacture
• French: fabriquer — form by art and labor; manufacture
• German: fabrizieren — form by art and labor; manufacture
• German: herstellen — form by art and labor; manufacture
• German: erzeugen — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Hungarian: gyárt — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Hungarian: készít — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Hungarian: elkészít — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Hungarian: előállít — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Ido: fabrikar — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Italian: fabbricare — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Italian: produrre — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Russian: производи́ть (proizvodítʹ) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Russian: произвести́ (proizvestí) — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Spanish: fabricar — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Turkish: üretmek; yapmak — form by art and labor; manufacture
• Arabic: اِفْتَرَى (iftarā) — invent and form; forge
• Arabic: اِخْتَلَقَ (iḵtalaqa) — invent and form; forge
• Arabic: لَفَّقَ (laffaqa) — invent and form; forge
• Arabic: وَضَعَ (waḍaʕa) — invent and form; forge
• Arabic: افترى (aftara) — invent and form; forge
• Arabic: لَفَّق (laffag) — invent and form; forge
• Bulgarian: изфабрикувам (izfabrikuvam) — invent and form; forge
• Chinese Mandarin: 捏造 (niēzào) — invent and form; forge
• Chinese Mandarin: 偽造 /伪造 (wěizào) — invent and form; forge
• Chinese Mandarin: 編造 /编造 (biānzào) — invent and form; forge
• Dutch: fabriceren — invent and form; forge
• Finnish: väärentää — invent and form; forge
• French: controuver — invent and form; forge
• French: fabriquer — invent and form; forge
• German: fabrizieren — invent and form; forge
• German: herstellen — invent and form; forge
• German: erzeugen — invent and form; forge
• German: anfertigen — invent and form; forge
• Hebrew: פִבְּרֵק (fibréq) — invent and form; forge
• Hebrew: בָּדָה (badá) — invent and form; forge
• Hungarian: kiagyal — invent and form; forge
• Hungarian: kitalál — invent and form; forge
• Hungarian: fabrikál — invent and form; forge
• Hungarian: kohol — invent and form; forge
• Irish: cum — invent and form; forge
• Italian: fabbricare — invent and form; forge
• Italian: costruire — invent and form; forge
• Italian: confezionare — invent and form; forge
• Italian: inventare — invent and form; forge
• Japanese: 捏造する (netsuzō suru) — invent and form; forge
• Japanese: でっちあげる (detchiageru) — invent and form; forge
• Romanian: inventa — invent and form; forge
• Russian: фабрикова́ть (fabrikovátʹ) — invent and form; forge
• Russian: сфабрикова́ть (sfabrikovátʹ) — invent and form; forge
• Spanish: fabricar — invent and form; forge
• Tamil: கதை விடு (katai viṭu) — invent and form; forge
• Turkish: uydurmak; sahtesini yapmak — invent and form; forge
• Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — invent and form; forge
• Chinese Mandarin: 切碎 (qiēsuì) — cut up an animal for cooking
• Chinese Mandarin: 屠宰 (túzǎi) — cut up an animal for cooking
• Finnish: paloitella — cut up an animal for cooking
• Turkish: kesmek; küçük parçalara ayırmak — cut up an animal for cooking