1
: formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
especially : made into a desired shape by heating and hammering
forged blades
a cold forged sword
2
: made falsely especially with intent to deceive
forged signatures
a forged document

Examples of forged in a Sentence

a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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China also makes more large cast and forged products—including landing gear, engine components, brakes, turbine disks, and fan blades—than the next nine countries combined. Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 It is crafted from forged zinc and finished in matte black. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025 In the second case, Balmer was also charged with forgery—uttering a forged writing. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Victims are shown fake dashboards or real-looking apps with forged data — showing their accounts doubling or tripling in value. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forged

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from present participle of forgen "to forge entry 2"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of forged was in the 15th century

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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forged. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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