fabricate

/ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt/

Middle English fabricaten, borrowed from Latin fabricātus, past participle of fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct," derivative of fabrica "process of making something, craft, art"

verb

  1. invent, create

  2. to make up for the purpose of deception

  3. construct, manufacture; specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts

accused of fabricating evidence