forgeable
verb (used with object)
1.
to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2.
to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
3.
to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
verb (used without object)
4.
to commit forgery.
5.
to work at a forge.
6.
(of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
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noun
7.
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
8.
the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English forgen < Old French forgier < Latin fabricāre to fabricate; see fabric
1250–1300; Middle English forgen < Old French forgier < Latin fabricāre to fabricate; see fabric
Related forms
forge·a·ble, adjective
forg·er, noun
re·forge·a·ble, adjective
un·forge·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
2. shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.
2. shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.
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forge1 (fɔːdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy |
| 2. | a hearth or furnace used for heating metal |
| 3. | a machine used to shape metals by hammering |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to shape (metal) by heating and hammering |
| 5. | (tr) to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc) |
| 6. | (tr) to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc) |
| 7. | to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery |
| [C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre, from faber craftsman] | |
| 'forgeable1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'forger1 | |
| —n | |
| forge1 (fɔːdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy |
| 2. | a hearth or furnace used for heating metal |
| 3. | a machine used to shape metals by hammering |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to shape (metal) by heating and hammering |
| 5. | (tr) to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc) |
| 6. | (tr) to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc) |
| 7. | to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery |
| [C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre, from faber craftsman] | |
| 'forgeable1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'forger1 | |
| —n | |
| forge2 (fɔːdʒ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to move at a steady and persevering pace |
| 2. | to increase speed; spurt |
| [C17: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
forge
late 13c., from O.Fr. forge, earlier faverge, from L. fabrica "workshop," from faber (gen. fabri) "workman in hard materials, smith." Sense of "to counterfeit" is in Anglo-Fr. verb forger "falsify," from O.Fr. forgier, from L. fabricari "to frame, construct, build." Related: Forged; forger; forging.
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