forge

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ UK /fɔːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #8863

Meanings

1

verb
To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort.

The two leaders worked to forge a lasting peace agreement.
2

verb
To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive.

He was jailed for trying to forge his boss's signature.
3

verb
To shape metal by heating it and hammering it.

The blacksmith forged a horseshoe over the glowing fire.
4

noun
A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.

The blacksmith pulled the red-hot iron from the forge.

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Forms forgedforgesforging

Derived forms forge-hammerforgeabilityforgeableforgelikeforgemanforgemasterforgerymicroforgemisforgereforge

Related forms blacksmith fabricate

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drop forge
a machine that shapes metal by dropping a heavy striking tool onto it

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Forge meaning “work metal” or more generally “make, construct” comes from Latin fabricare, “to fabricate,” derived from fabrica, “manufactured object” or “workshop.” Its sense “make a fraudulent imitation” had developed before 1325. Forge in forge ahead is a different word: it was first used of ships and may be a variant of force, ultimately from Latin fortis, “strong.”

Etymology

From Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy.

forge Old French

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# forge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /fɔɹd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 8863

## Meanings
1. To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort.
2. To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive.
3. To shape metal by heating it and hammering it.
4. A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.

## Examples
- The two leaders worked to forge a lasting peace agreement.
- He was jailed for trying to forge his boss's signature.
- The blacksmith forged a horseshoe over the glowing fire.
- The blacksmith pulled the red-hot iron from the forge.

## Derived Forms
- forge-hammer
- forgeability
- forgeable
- forgelike
- forgeman
- forgemaster
- forgery
- microforge
- misforge
- reforge

## Related Forms
- blacksmith
- fabricate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forge

## Etymology
From Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy.

## AI Etymology
Forge comes from Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy. The historical chain includes forge (Old French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as forge-hammer, forgeability, forgeable, and forgelike and related forms such as blacksmith and fabricate. In present use it covers to create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort, to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive, and to shape metal by heating it and hammering it.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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