To make or construct something, especially by putting parts together; or to invent something that is not true.
From Latin “fabricare” meaning “to make” or “to construct,” from “fabrica” meaning “a workshop” or “a thing made.” Over time, English added the sense of “making up” a story or lie.
The same root that gave us “fabric” gave us “fabricate,” so originally it was just about building things. The idea of “fabricating a lie” treats a lie as something carefully constructed, not just casually said.
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