n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling \ ' mäd-li ŋ , ' mä-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 1625
transitive verb
1 : to plan or form after a pattern : SHAPE
2 archaic : to make into an organization (as an army, government, or parish)
3 a : to shape or fashion in a plastic material b : to produce a representation or simulation of <using a computer to model a problem>
4 : to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model < model ed its constitution on that of the U.S.>
5 : to display by wearing, using, or posing with < model ed gowns>
intransitive verb
1 : to design or imitate forms : make a pattern <enjoys model ing in clay>
2 : to work or act as a fashion or art model
– mod · el · er also mod · el · ler \ ' mäd-l ə r, ' mä-d ə l- ə r \ noun