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   forge

   /fɔːdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it: "he forged a great suit of black armour" Similar hammer outbeat into shapefoundcastmouldmodelfashionformshapemakemanufactureproduceturn outinformal:knock togetherknock upknock off
   • 2. create (something) strong, enduring, or successful: "the two women forged a close bond" Similar buildbuild upconstructformcreateestablishset upput together
   • 3. produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art): "the signature on the cheque was forged" Similar fakefalsifycounterfeitcopy fraudulentlycopyimitatereproducereplicatesimulateinformal:pirate

   noun

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

   Word 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does forge mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FORGE definition: 1. to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive: 2. to make or produce something…. Learn more.

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   Is a forge a real thing?

   • Well, no, probably not, but they use a special furnace which is called a forge, and "to forge something" is also the act of bashing that hot object into shape. Forge has also taken on the more general sense of creating something. A new philosophy or art form might have been forged, as might an alibi or an excuse.

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   What can you do with the Word Forge?

   • There are many things you can do with the word forge in English. You can forge ahead (which, confusingly enough, can mean either "move slowly and steadily" or "move with a sudden increase of speed"), you can forge a check or a painting (make something fake), or you can forge a sword (make something real).

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   What does forgen mean in English?

   • Middle English forgen "to form, shape (metal by heat), invent, contrive, counterfeit," borrowed from Anglo-French forger, forgier, going back to Latin fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" — more at fabricate origin unknown 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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   FORGE definition: 1. to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive: 2. to make or produce something…. Learn more.

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     to make or produce something, especially with some...

   • Znaczenie Forge, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FORGE definicja: 1. to make an illegal copy of something in...

   • Forge: Korean Translation

     FORGE translate: 위조하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Counterfeit

     COUNTERFEIT definition: 1. made to look like the original of...

   • Forge: Arabic Translation

     FORGE translate: يُزَوِّر. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Forge: Italian Translation

     FORGE translate: falsificare, fucina, fornace, forgiare,...

   • Forge Spanish Translation

     FORGE translate: falsificar, forjar, falsificar, forjar....

   • Forge: Japanese Translation

     FORGE translate: ～を偽造する, 偽造（ぎぞう）する, 築（きず）く. Learn more in...

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   Learn the meaning of forge as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and synonyms. Forge can mean to make an illegal copy, to create something, to move forward, or to make metal objects.

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   Forge definition: to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.. See examples of FORGE used in a sentence.

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   verb. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. synonyms: spirt, spurt. see more.

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