forge
[verb]
Synonyms:
- create, construct, devise, fashion, form, frame, make, mould, shape, work
- falsify, copy, counterfeit, fake, feign, imitate

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Related Words: beat, pound, turn out, copy, imitate

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English Thesaurus: copy, photocopy, reproduce, forge, pirate, ...

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I. forge¹ /fɔːdʒ $ fɔːrdʒ/ verb
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: ⇒ forge². forge ahead 1600-1700 Probably from ⇒ force¹]

1. [transitive] to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries Synonym : form
forge a relationship/alliance/link etc (with somebody)
In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France.
The two women had forged a close bond.
Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.

2. [transitive] to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real ⇒ counterfeit:
Someone stole my credit card and forged my signature.
a forged passport

3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written to move somewhere or continue doing something in a steady determined way
forge into/through
Crowds of people forged through the streets towards the embassy.
He forged into the lead in the fourth set.
forge on
Her speech wasn’t going down too well, but she forged on.

4. [transitive] to make something from a piece of metal by heating the metal and shaping it
forge ahead phrasal verb
to make progress, especially quickly
forge ahead with
Jo’s forging ahead with her plans to write a film script.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. forge² noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin faber 'person who works with metal, smith']

1. a place where metal is heated and shaped into objects

2. a large piece of equipment that produces high temperatures, used for heating and shaping metal objects

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

copy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing:
You could copy the files onto a CD.
Many people have tried to copy his paintings.
photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine:
I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.
reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper:
The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.
forge to illegally copy something written or printed:
He forged my signature.
forged £10 notes
pirate to illegally copy and sell something such as a book, video, DVD, or computer program:
The survey suggests that 27% of software in the UK has been pirated.

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thief someone who steals things:
Car thieves have been working in the area.
The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.
robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing:
a masked robber armed with a shotgun
They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.
burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal:
The burglars broke in through a window.
shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them:
The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.
pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd:
A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.
conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things:
Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.
forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc:
a forger who fooled museum curators
counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods:
Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.
pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work:
DVD pirates
mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places:
Muggers took his money and mobile phone.
murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else:
His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.
the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers
He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).
serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way:
Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.
rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex:
Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.
sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex:
Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.
vandal someone who deliberately damages public property:
Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.
arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building:
The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.
copy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing:
You could copy the files onto a CD.
Many people have tried to copy his paintings.
photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine:
I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.
reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper:
The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.
forge to illegally copy something written or printed:
He forged my signature.
forged £10 notes

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