1. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Synonym: lyingprevarication
2. the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
Synonym: assembly
3. the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
e.g. the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
Synonym: manufacturemanufacturing
4. writing in a fictional form
Synonym: fictionalizationfictionalisation
5. a deliberately false or improbable account