Etymology

fabricate

fab·ri·cate
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Today it means: To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build. Full definition →

Middle English fabricaten ← Latin fabricātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfabricātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfabricaten“to fashion, make”
  3. English todayfabricate

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.

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