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prefabricate

[ pree-fab-ri-keyt ]
/ priˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing.

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

RELATED WORDS

manufacture, evolve, raise, form, make, erect, produce, assemble, reconstruct, organize, create, construct, initiate, hoist, stand, found, mount, built, instant, off-the-rack

Nearby words

preexilian, preexist, preexposure, pref., prefab, prefabricate, prefabricated, prefabrication, preface, prefatory, prefect

Origin of prefabricate

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate
Related formspre·fab·ri·ca·tion, nounpre·fab·ri·ca·tor, nounun·pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for prefabricated

prefabricate

/ (priːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

(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 Formsprefabricated, adjectiveprefabrication, noun
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Word Origin and History for prefabricated

prefabricate

v.

1919 (implied in prefabricated), from pre- + fabricate (v.). Related: Prefabricating.

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