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prefabricate

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pre·fab·ri·cate  (pr-fbr-kt)
tr.v. pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing, pre·fab·ri·cates
1. To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.
2. To make up, construct, or develop in an artificial, unoriginal, or stereotypic manner.

pre·fabri·cation n.
pre·fabri·cator n.

prefabricate [priːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt]
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to manufacture sections of (a building), esp in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site
prefabricated  adj
prefabrication  n
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Verb1.prefabricate - 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
construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
2.prefabricate - produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
Translations
prefabricate [ˈpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪt] VTprefabricar
prefabricate


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