fabricated
part of speech
adjective (fabricated); past tense and past participle of fabricate
meaning for a pupil
1) Made up to trick people; false: «a fabricated story». tree →
2) Made or built, often in a factory from parts: «fabricated steel». tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and news, «fabricated evidence» or «a fabricated excuse» is a lie made to look true. In technology, parts are «fabricated» (made) in workshops. In history lessons, pupils learn to check sources because some are fabricated.
examples
- His excuse was completely fabricated. tree →
- The newspaper printed a fabricated story. tree →
- The detective found the evidence was fabricated. tree →
- The bridge parts were fabricated in a factory. tree →
- She fabricated a reason to stay home from school. tree →
- Don't believe fabricated news you see online. tree →
note
Verb: fabricate; noun: fabrication (a lie or a making). Usually negative when about stories or evidence. Similar: made-up, invented, false.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fabricated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.