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fabricate

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To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.

To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.

To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.

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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games. Alan Dean Foster

Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it. Hannah Arendt

For me, a painting must be a pleasant thing, joyous and pretty - yes, pretty. There are too many unpleasant things in life for us to fabricate still more. Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Indeed, the human mind appeared to suffer from a crippling need to fabricate in the absence of concrete proof. J.R. Ward

To finalize, the purpose of an election is to hear the will of the people, not to fabricate votes. Lincoln Diaz-Balart

It may take a lot of time to fabricate a lie but the truth only takes seconds to elevate. African Proverb

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