verb (used with object), fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing. to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock. to make by assembling parts or sections. to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).

Does fabricated mean fake?

Something that's fabricated is faked or invented, like a fabricated story about how the dog ate your homework. Trust us, no one believes that. If a journalist uses fabricated quotes, it means he made them up, and if a police officer uses fabricated evidence, it means she deliberately planted or falsified it.

What does a fabricated person mean?

/ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/ to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone: He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble. He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.