adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of prefabricate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site not-comparable

   "A prefabricated home"

2. 2
   invented or constructed in advance not-comparable

   "They both told the police a prefabricated version of events."

Synonyms

All synonyms

prefabassembledbuiltcastconstructedcrafted

Example

More examples

"We offer low-cost prefabricated houses."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pre- + fabricated.

Etymology 2

From prefabricate + -ed.

Related phrases

non-prefabricatedin advance

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