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Fabricated vs Built - What's the difference?

fabricated | built | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between fabricated and built

is that fabricated is past tense of fabricate while built is simple past of build.

As adjectives the difference between fabricated and built

is that fabricated is constructed or assembled while built is well-built.

As a noun built is

shape; build; form of structure.

fabricated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fabricate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • constructed or assembled
  • false in the sense of made-up, constructed

    • built

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) well-built

    • Derived terms

    * built like a brick shithouse * built like a tank * well-built

    Verb

    (head)
  • (build)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
    • the built of a ship
  • * 1764 , , Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense :
    • The sailor sees the burthen, the built , and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off.

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