forged
adjective
[ fɔːdʒd ]
• copied fraudulently; fake.
• "they have illegally entered the UK using forged travel documents"
forge
verb
• make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.
• "he forged a great suit of black armour"
Similar:
hammer out,
beat into shape,
found,
cast,
mould,
model,
fashion,
form,
shape,
make,
manufacture,
produce,
turn out,
knock together,
knock up,
knock off,
• create (something) strong, enduring, or successful.
• "the two women forged a close bond"
• produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art).
• "the signature on the cheque was forged"
Similar:
fake,
falsify,
counterfeit,
copy fraudulently,
copy,
imitate,
reproduce,
replicate,
simulate,
pirate,
faked,
false,
imitation,
reproduction,
replica,
copied,
sham,
bogus,
dummy,
ersatz,
invalid,
phoney,
dud,
pretend,
crooked,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica .
forge
verb
• move forward gradually or steadily.
• "he forged through the crowded streets"
Similar:
advance steadily,
advance gradually,
press on,
push on,
soldier on,
march on,
push forward,
move forward,
move along,
proceed,
progress,
make progress/headway,
Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps an aberrant pronunciation of force1.
