fabricate
/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verb
To build something by joining its parts together; to construct or manufacture.
Example sentences
- “The workshop fabricates steel frames for local builders.”
- “These parts are fabricated from recycled aluminum.”
In news and legal contexts it nearly always means making things up: fabricated evidence, a fabricated story. The neutral manufacturing sense survives in industry.