contrive vs fabricate

contrive

verb
  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

fabricate

verb
  • To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely. 

  • To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce. 

  • To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build. 

  • To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl. 

How often have the words contrive and fabricate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )