prefabricate

[pree-fab-ri-keyt]

verb (used with object)

prefabricated, prefabricating 

1. to fabricate or construct beforehand.

2. to manufacture in standardized parts or sections ready for quick assembly and erection, as buildings.

prefabricate

/ priːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to manufacture sections of (a building), esp in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site

Other Word Forms

• prefabrication noun
• prefabricator noun
• unprefabricated adjective
• prefabricated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prefabricate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate

Example Sentences

He also said he is importing a prefabricated power plant from abroad to power the whole operation.

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The government has already said it is looking at expanding the use of military sites to house asylum seekers, as well as considering using prefabricated buildings or warehouses.

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It says the new centres would be "basic but not punitive", containing prefabricated two-person rooms, on-site medical facilities, and canteen catering.

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Further evidence of military use of the site came from researchers at Brimstone who identified wartime prefabricated metal structures known as Nissan huts.

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From Ayia he was transferred to a camp outside Athens known as Amygdaleza, rows of grey prefabricated huts in a parched clearing surrounded by tall fences and security cameras.

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Related Words

• assemble 
• construct 
• create 
• found 
• hoist 
• initiate 
• mount 
• organize 
• put up 
• raise 
• set up 
• stand