prefabricate
verb
pre·fab·ri·cate
(ˌ)prē-ˈfa-bri-ˌkāt 
prefabricated; prefabricating; prefabricates
1
: to fabricate the parts of at a factory so that construction consists mainly of assembling and uniting standardized parts
2
: to produce artificially
Examples of prefabricate in a Sentence
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The lodges are simple and prefabricated — no permanent new structures are allowed in the nature reserve — but well designed and positioned to make the most of mountain views.
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Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
For example, mobile homes and prefabricated homes are not anchored to the ground.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2023
Those include discussions of purchasing prefabricated tiny homes or repurposing modular buildings owned by the school district, expediting client intakes for public assistance programs, and drafting a resolution requesting financial help from the state.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
The pieces are prefabricated within the space of two weeks.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
For example, mobile homes and prefabricated homes are not anchored to the ground.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2023
Those include discussions of purchasing prefabricated tiny homes or repurposing modular buildings owned by the school district, expediting client intakes for public assistance programs, and drafting a resolution requesting financial help from the state.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
The pieces are prefabricated within the space of two weeks.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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pre·fab·ri·cate
(ˈ)prē-ˈfab-ri-ˌkāt
: to manufacture the parts of something beforehand so that it can be built by putting the parts together
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