SHAPE

I. verb (~d; shaping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceapen, gescapen, past participle of scieppan; akin to Old High German skepfen to ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb form , create , ordain , decree , to adapt in ~ so as to fit neatly and closely , 4. devise , plan , to embody in definite form , 5. to make fit for (as a particular use or purpose) ; adapt , to determine or direct the course or character of , to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response, intransitive verb to come to pass ; happen , to take on or approach a mature or definite form, ~r noun II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. the visible makeup characteristic of a particular item or kind of item , b. spatial form or contour , a standard or universally recognized spatial form , the appearance of the body as distinguished from that of the face ; figure , 3. phantom , apparition , assumed appearance ; guise , form of embodiment , a mode of existence or form of being having identifying features, a molded dessert, the condition in which someone or something exists at a particular time , ~d adjective