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pre⋅fab⋅ri⋅cate

[pree-fab-ri-keyt]

–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

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

Word Origin & History

prefabricate

1932, from pre- + fabricate (q.v.). Shortened form prefab is attested from 1937. Meaning "prefabricated housing" is recorded from 1942.

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