prefabricate

[ pree-fab-ri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• preˌfabriˈcation, noun
• preˈfabriˌcated, adjective

Other Words From

• prefab·ri·cation noun
• pre·fabri·cator noun
• unpre·fabri·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prefabricate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate

Related Words

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