prefabricate verb trans. [pri:'fabrɪkeɪt] M20.
[from PRE- 1 + FABRICATE.]
Manufacture (sections of a building etc.) in a factory or yard prior to their assembly on a site; build (a house etc.) from sections manufactured thus. Freq. as prefabricated ppl adjective.
■ F. L. Wright We have eliminated the need for skilled labor by prefabricating all plumbing, heating and wiring. fig.:
■ S. Naipaul He shivered with prefabricated distaste.

■ ,prefabri'cation noun M20.

■ prefabricator noun M20.

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