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verb
To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
verb
to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: preassemble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fabricate English prefabricate From pre- + fabricate.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
