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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 . Show More
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. Show More
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping. the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy. Show More
Origin of forge 1 1250–1300; Middle English forgen <
Old French forgier <
Latin fabricāre to fabricate; see
fabric Related forms forge·a·ble , adjective forg·er , noun re·forge·a·ble , adjective un·forge·a·ble , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for forger Contemporary Examples of forger If we wondered where a forger would get the materials to forge a text like this, we need look no further than eBay.
But the true forger y—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
Sutherland had unwittingly purchased the paintings from a forger in California on eBay.
Of course these are derivative, too, almost as though Serra were his own pupil, or a forger of his own pieces.
The Daily Pic, Met Monday Edition: A forger 's Rembrandt may carry us back to the master's own day.
Historical Examples of forger The forger smiled, and there was malignant triumph in his expression.
The forger repeated the words with an inflection that was gloating.
There was an indescribable menace in the forger 's half-uttered threat.
The forger of such a thunderbolt could not remain hid from the eyes of Europe.
All the world has heard of me, from the Havannah to Guajuaqualla, as the poisoner and the forger !
British Dictionary definitions for forger 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 Show More
(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 Show More
Derived Forms forgeable , adjective forger , noun Word Origin for forge C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre , from faber craftsman
to move at a steady and persevering pace to increase speed; spurt Show More
Word Origin for forge C17: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for forger n. late 14c., "a maker, a smith," agent noun from forge (v.). Meaning "a counterfeiter" is from 1550s.
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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.
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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.
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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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