forge

[ fawrj, fohrj ]

/ fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒ /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR forge ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), forged, forg·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), forged, forg·ing.

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.

noun

a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.

the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.

RELATED WORDS

counterfeiter

Nearby words

forficate, forfochen, forgat, forgather, forgave, forger, forge welding, forger, forgery, forget, forget it

Origin of forge

1250–1300; Middle English forgen < Old French forgier < Latin fabricāre to fabricate; see fabric

SYNONYMS FOR forge

2 shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR forge ON THESAURUS.COM

Related formsforge·a·ble, adjectiveforg·er, nounre·forge·a·ble, adjectiveun·forge·a·ble, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for forger

If we wondered where a forger would get the materials to forge a text like this, we need look no further than eBay.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts|Candida Moss|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes?|Tom Sykes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sutherland had unwittingly purchased the paintings from a forger in California on eBay.
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise|Lizzie Crocker|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course these are derivative, too, almost as though Serra were his own pupil, or a forger of his own pieces.
Iron Man XVII|Blake Gopnik|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Pic, Met Monday Edition: A forger's Rembrandt may carry us back to the master's own day.
Can A Fake Be As Good As Real?|Blake Gopnik|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The color of the ink used by the forger was not the same as that in the signature.
The Scarlet Feather|Houghton Townley
The workings of a forger's brain are not within the compass of my experiences.
The Ivory Gate, a new edition|Walter Besant
After a forger grows to be an expert, he can move from town to town.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment|Clarence Darrow
We can prove that you are not only a swindler but a forger, and our success will consign you to a prison cell.
The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus|Horatio Alger Jr.
It is true Bellfield might have been a forger, or a thief, or a returned convict,—but then his debts could not be large.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for forger (1 of 2)

forge

/ (fɔːdʒ) /

noun

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

verb

(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

Derived Formsforgeable, adjectiveforger, noun

Word Origin for forge

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

British Dictionary definitions for forger (2 of 2)

forge

/ (fɔːdʒ) /

verb (intr)

to move at a steady and persevering pace

to increase speed; spurt

Word Origin for forge

C17: of unknown origin

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

Word Origin and History for forger (1 of 4)

forger

late 14c., "a maker, a smith," agent noun from forge (v.). Meaning "a counterfeiter" is from 1550s.

Word Origin and History for forger (1 of 4)

forge

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.

Word Origin and History for forger (2 of 4)

forge

v.2

1610s, "make way, move ahead," of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of force (v.), but perhaps rather from forge (n.), via notion of steady hammering at something. Originally nautical, in reference to vessels.

Word Origin and History for forger (3 of 4)

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.

forge

verb (used with object), forged, forg·ing.

verb (used without object), forged, forg·ing.

noun

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of forge

Examples from the Web for forger

British Dictionary definitions for forger (1 of 2)

forge

noun

verb

Word Origin for forge

British Dictionary definitions for forger (2 of 2)

forge

verb (intr)

Word Origin for forge

Word Origin and History for forger (1 of 4)

forger

Word Origin and History for forger (1 of 4)

forge

Word Origin and History for forger (2 of 4)

forge

Word Origin and History for forger (3 of 4)

forge