forge1

 
Pronunciation: /fɔːdʒ/

verb

[with object]
  • 1make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it: he forged a great suit of black armour
  • 2create (something) strong, enduring, or successful: the two women forged a close bond the country is forging a bright new future
  • 3produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art): the signature on the cheque was forged

noun

  • a blacksmith’s workshop; a smithy.
  • a furnace for melting or refining metal.
  • a workshop or factory containing a furnace for melting 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