The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
3
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.
4
To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
verb
1
(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
2
(sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
adjective
1
Fake (as documents); falsified.
Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
2
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal
The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.