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formare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • constitute verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  • forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  • form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
  • generate verb To produce or create something, especially as an effect or output.
  • shape noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.

Senses

formare is used for these senses in English:

  • constitute (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
  • constitute (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
  • forge (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
  • form (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
  • generate (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
  • shape (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

constitute — full definition

  1. verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  2. verb To formally establish or set up (a law, body, or authority).

forge — full definition

  1. noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  2. verb To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
  3. verb To illegally copy or fake a document, signature, or item.
  4. verb To build or develop something gradually through effort.

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