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pre⋅fab⋅ri⋅cate

  [pree-fab-ri-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to fabricate or construct beforehand.
2. to manufacture in standardized parts or sections ready for quick assembly and erection, as buildings.
Origin:
1930–35; pre- + fabricate

Related forms:
pre⋅fab⋅ri⋅ca⋅tion, noun
pre⋅fab⋅ri⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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pre·fab·ri·cate   (prē-fāb'rĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing, pre·fab·ri·cates

  1. To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.

  2. To make up, construct, or develop in an artificial, unoriginal, or stereotypic manner.

pre·fab'ri·ca'tion n., pre·fab'ri·ca'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

prefabricate 
1932, from pre- + fabricate (q.v.). Shortened form prefab is attested from 1937. Meaning "prefabricated housing" is recorded from 1942.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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