n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ā m
Function: verb
Inflected Form: framed ; fram · ing
Etymology: Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure)
2 a : PLAN , CONTRIVE < framed a new method of achieving their purpose> b : SHAPE , CONSTRUCT c : to give expression to : FORMULATE d : to draw up (as a document)
3 a : to devise falsely (as a criminal charge) b : to contrive the evidence against (an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured c : FIX 7B
4 : to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : ARRANGE
5 obsolete : PRODUCE
6 : to enclose in a frame also : to enclose as if in a frame
intransitive verb
1 archaic : PROCEED , GO
2 obsolete : MANAGE
– fram · able or frame · able \ ' fr ā -m ə -b ə l \ adjective
– fram · er noun