forge

About 2.86 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
noun A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
noun The act of beating or working iron or steel.
noun A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
verb To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
verb To form or create with concerted effort.
The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
verb To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.
verb To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.