əˈsɛmb.lɪ əˈsɛmb.li ˈfeɪbəl fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən ˈfɪk.ʃən ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə ˌmænjuˈfæktʃɚ ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ the deliberate act of deviating from the truth the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) the act of making something (a product) from raw materials the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals an improvement in the manufacture of explosives manufacturing is vital to Great Britain writing in a fictional form a deliberately false or improbable account