"misfabricate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misfabricates [present, singular, third-person], misfabricating [participle, present], misfabricated [participle, past], misfabricated [past]
Etymology: mis- + fabricate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|fabricate}} mis- + fabricate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misfabricate (third-person singular simple present misfabricates, present participle misfabricating, simple past and past participle misfabricated)
  1. To fabricate incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misfabricate-en-verb-E~U6u6Tt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1937, Rayon Or'ganon - Volume 8, page 109",
          "text": "But \"the rub\" comes when unscrupulous fabricators or finishers skimp, misfabricate, or poorly process these yarns and cloths.",
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          "ref": "1966, American Group Staff, Timber Construction Manual, page 6",
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          "ref": "1988, Chairman Dotson and Members Dennis and Johansen, “Supplemental Decision and Order”, in Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 1096",
          "text": "Shortly thereafter, Carter misfabricated 400 sink brackets. During his testimony, he claimed the brackets were misfabricated because, inter alia, he had used a faulty diagram prepared by an employee who had fabricated such brackets on a prior occasion.",
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