Both Uses of
fabricate
in
The Idiot
- The whole thing is, of course, an absolute fabrication, though when he spoke of Nina Alexandrovna he wept!†
Chpt 3.9 *
- The general argued that it was only a whim of Aglaya's; and that, had not Prince S. unfortunately made that remark, which had confused the child and made her blush, she never would have said what she did; and that he was sure Aglaya knew well that anything she might have heard of the prince and Nastasia Philipovna was merely the fabrication of malicious tongues, and that the woman was going to marry Rogojin.†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
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(fabricate as in: fabricate metal parts) to make or manufacture something -- especially by assembling components