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Fictitious vs Fabricate - What's the difference?

fictitious | fabricate |

As an adjective fictitious

is not real; invented; contrived.

As a verb fabricate is

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

fictitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not real; invented; contrived.
  • St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie.

    Synonyms

    * imaginary, invented, contrived, fictive

    fabricate

    English

    Verb

    (fabricat)
  • 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 computer chips.
  • To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
  • (cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
  • Synonyms

    * manufacture, cook up, make up, invent