"prefabricate" meaning in English

See prefabricate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: prefabricates [present, singular, third-person], prefabricating [participle, present], prefabricated [participle, past], prefabricated [past]
Etymology: From pre- + fabricate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|fabricate}} pre- + fabricate Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefabricate (third-person singular simple present prefabricates, present participle prefabricating, simple past and past participle prefabricated)
  1. (transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. Tags: transitive Related terms: prefab, prefabricated, prefabrication, prefabricator Translations (To manufacture in standard components that can be fitted together on site): prefabbricare (Italian), prefabricar (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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