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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.

Words related to prefabricate

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

Words nearby prefabricate

preexilian, preexist, preexposure, pref., prefab, prefabricate, preface, prefatory, prefect, prefect apostolic, prefectorial

Origin of prefabricate

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate

OTHER WORDS FROM prefabricate

pre·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 forms of prefabricate

prefabricated, adjectiveprefabrication, noun
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