Answer: forged

AnswerCrossword Clue
FORGEDMade a name for oneself?
FORGEDSigned another's name to
FORGEDFaked documents.
FORGEDSpurious.
FORGEDShaped metal.
FORGEDFalsified, as a check
FORGEDEmulated a smith
forgedfurnace in which metal is heated before shaping
forgedFORGE, to counterfeit for fraudulent purposes
forgedto fashion by concerted effort
forgedto imitate fraudulently
forgedto shape (metal) by heating and hammering
forgedto move ahead steadily