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prefabricate
pre·fab·ri·cate [ pree fábbrə kàyt ] (past and past participle pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, present participle pre·fab·ri·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·fab·ri·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. produce something in sections: to manufacture sections of something, especially a building, that can be transported to a site and easily assembled there
2. produce something in standardized form: to produce something in an unoriginal or standardized way

pre·fab·ri·ca·tion [ pree fàbbrə káysh'n ] noun
pre·fab·ri·ca·tor noun
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