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forger

 [fawrj, fohrj]   Origin

forge

1   [fawrj, fohrj] verb, forged, forg·ing. noun
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.
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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

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.

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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

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forge
1610s, "make way, move ahead," most likely an alteration of force, but perhaps from forge (n.), via notion of steady hammering at something. Originally nautical, in reference to vessels.
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