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forge1

Syllabification: (forge)
Pronunciation: /fôrj/

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Definition of forge

verb

[with object]
  • 1make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it.
  • create (a relationship or new conditions):the two women forged a close bond the country is forging a bright new future
  • 2produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception.

noun

  • 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.

Derivatives

forgeable

adjective

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

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Definition of forge in the British & World English dictionary