fabricate
/ˈfæbɹəˌkeɪt/FA-bruh-kayt
/ˈfæbɹəˌkeɪt/FA-bruh-kayt
Meaningto craft
Common meaning: to make
Other meanings: to invent falsely
- fabra craftsman; a workshopLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 712 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin faber; fabrica ‘a craftsman; a workshop’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faber, p. 712 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FORGE, p. 216 · dictionary scan
Roots
- faber; fabrica Latin “a craftsman; a workshop”
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