Advertisement

View synonyms for forge

forge

1

[ fawrj, fohrj ]

verb (used with object)

, forged, forg·ing.
  1. to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
  2. to form or make, especially by concentrated effort:

    to forge a friendship through mutual trust.

    Synonyms: pirate, falsify, fake, counterfeit, build, create, mold, found, cast

  3. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.


verb (used without object)

, forged, forg·ing.
  1. to commit forgery.
  2. to work at a forge.
  3. (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.

noun

  1. a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
  2. the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.

forge

2

[ fawrj, fohrj ]

verb (used without object)

, forged, forg·ing.
  1. to move ahead slowly; progress steadily:

    to forge through dense underbrush.

  2. to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead ):

    to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.

forge

1

/ fɔːdʒ /

noun

  1. a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy
  2. a hearth or furnace used for heating metal
  3. a machine used to shape metals by hammering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to shape (metal) by heating and hammering
  2. tr to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc)
  3. tr to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc)
  4. to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

forge

2

/ fɔːdʒ /

verb

  1. to move at a steady and persevering pace
  2. to increase speed; spurt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈforgeable, adjective
  • ˈforger, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • forgea·ble adjective
  • forger noun
  • re·forgea·ble adjective
  • un·forgea·ble adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of forge1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English forgen, fourgen, from Old French forgier, forger, from Latin fabricāre “to fabricate”; fabric

Origin of forge2

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of forge1

C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre , from faber craftsman

Origin of forge2

C17: of unknown origin
Discover More

Example Sentences

Even though you all can’t see each other in person right now, video calling makes it relatively easy to forge new bonds during these times.

Coinbase is the company that will help forge this future and bring crypto into the mainstream.

From Fortune

A career forged making bold bets on global economic trends was faltering badly, taking the fun out of it for the 48-year-old — and his few remaining investors.

From Ozy

Airbnb is forging ahead with an initial public offering, despite a host of challenges.

From Fortune

In these experiments, physicists used the LHC to smash protons together and observe the particles forged in the collisions.

If we wondered where a forger would get the materials to forge a text like this, we need look no further than eBay.

Failing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a Transitional Council.

Like Tomas and Ebba, sometimes the best way to handle the situation is to put your head down and forge ahead.

You were commended after the avian flu pandemic for your ability to forge such close friendships with international leaders.

And he would transform the electronics market that Edison had helped forge.

It was a pretty house, stood a little apart from the forge, and was called Rock Villa.

Business men and some professional are the only ones that forge steadily ahead; with precious few exceptions.

A temporary forge had been set up, and soldiers in leather aprons were working over the fire.

She was making two hooks for her kitchen wall, for she was clever at the forge, and could shoe a horse if she were let to do so.

In the dull glare of the forge fire knelt Parpon, rocking back and forth beside the body.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


forgaveforgery