forge
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[ verb ] make a copy of with the intent to deceive
Synonyms Examples "he faked the signature" "they counterfeited dollar bills" She forged a Green Card" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)On Election_Day - November 4 - he energetically marshalled his force of bludgeon men , bribers , and experts in forging repeat votes . |
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[ verb ] come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Synonyms Examples "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)When Prokofieff forged his new clarity of `` lucid , straightforward music , so difficult to compose '' , he shaped his talents to his purpose . |
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[ noun ] furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
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[ verb ] make something, usually for a specific function
Examples "She molded the riceballs carefully" "Form cylinders from the dough" "shape a figure" "Work the metal into a sword" |
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[ noun ] (work) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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