forge1
[fawrj, fohrj]
- to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
- to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
- to commit forgery.
- to work at a forge.
- (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
- a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
Origin of forge1
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com2. shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.
forge2
[fawrj, fohrj]
- to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
- to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
Origin of forge2
First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for forged
Contemporary Examples
The women had both tried to cross into Lebanon two weeks earlier on forged papers.
Today, a lack of provenance often means one of two things: an artifact is forged or an artifact was illegally acquired.
That alliance between the spy agency and the military, forged in Iraq, would forever change the way America fights wars.
Amina forged relationships with these women, visiting their homes and listening as they shared their concerns.
This is where the scenes that will eventually make up the movie are forged.
Historical Examples
He it was who forged the shaft of the Savannah, the first steamship which crossed the Atlantic.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
Our character is forged in the past, we cannot escape our inheritance.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
All their weapons, all their ships, were forged of metals from the other planets.
Pirates of the GormNat Schachner
Who forged the lie could fabricate this too:— But hold, it is ingeniously done.
The shafting is made of forged steel, 16½ inches in diameter.
forge1
- a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy
- a hearth or furnace used for heating metal
- a machine used to shape metals by hammering
- (tr) to shape (metal) by heating and hammering
- (tr) to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc)
- (tr) to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc)
- to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery
Word Origin
C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre, from faber craftsman
forge2
- to move at a steady and persevering pace
- to increase speed; spurt
Word Origin
C17: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for forged
forge
n.
late 14c., "a smithy," from Old French forge (12c.) "forge, smithy," earlier faverge, from Latin fabrica "workshop," from faber (genitive fabri) "workman in hard materials, smith" (see fabric). As the heating apparatus itself, from late 15c.
forge
forge
v.1
c.1300, "to make, shape, create," from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricari "to frame, construct, build," from fabrica "workshop" (see forge (n.)). Meaning "to counterfeit" is early 14c. Related: Forged; forging.
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