misfabricate

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ fabricate.

Verb

misfabricate (third-person singular simple present misfabricates, present participle misfabricating, simple past and past participle misfabricated)

  1. To fabricate incorrectly.
    • 1937, Rayon Or'ganon - Volume 8, page 109:
      But "the rub" comes when unscrupulous fabricators or finishers skimp, misfabricate, or poorly process these yarns and cloths.
    • 1966, American Group Staff, Timber Construction Manual, page 6:
      Members which have been misfabricated may be subsequently refabricated if they are determined to be structurally adequate.
    • 1988, Chairman Dotson and Members Dennis and Johansen, “Supplemental Decision and Order”, in Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 1096:
      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.