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forged

/fɔːdʒd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
  2. To form or create with concerted effort.
  3. To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
  4. To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
  5. (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
  6. (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
  7. Fake (as documents); falsified.
  8. Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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