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   Forge

   /fôrj/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it: "he forged a great suit of black armor" Similar hammer outbeat into shapefoundcastmoldmodelfashionformshapemakemanufactureproduceturn outinformal:knock togetherknock upknock off
   • 2. create (a relationship or new conditions): "the two women forged a close bond" Similar buildbuild upconstructformcreateestablishset upput together
   • 3. produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception: "the signature on the check was forged" Similar fakefalsifycounterfeitcopy fraudulentlycopyimitatereproducereplicatesimulateinformal:pirate

   noun

   • 1. a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.
   • ▪ a furnace or hearth for melting or refining metal.
   • ▪ a workshop or factory containing a furnace for refining metal.

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of FORGE is a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy. How to use forge in a sentence. Are 'forging ahead' and 'forging a check' from the same forge?

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   FORGE meaning: 1. to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive: 2. to make or produce something…. Learn more.

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   FORGE definition: 1. to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive: 2. to make or produce something…. Learn more.

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   to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust. Synonyms: pirate, falsify, fake, counterfeit, build, create, mold, found, cast. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.

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   verb. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. synonyms: spirt, spurt. see more.

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   Definition of forge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · A forge is a place where someone makes metal goods and equipment by heating pieces of metal and then shaping them. ...the blacksmith's forge. If someone forges an object out of metal, they heat the metal and then hammer and bend it into the required shape. To forge a blade takes great skill.