frame
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verb \ˈfrām\framedfram·ing
Definition of FRAME
transitive verb
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: to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure)
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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
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: to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : arrange
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obsolete : produce
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: to enclose in a frame; also : to enclose as if in a frame
intransitive verb
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obsolete : manage
— fram·able or frame·able \ˈfrā-mə-bəl\ adjective
— fram·er noun
See Examples of FRAME
- It was the first state to frame a written constitution.
- She framed her questions carefully.
- He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.
- She claims that she was framed.
Origin of FRAME
Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to FRAME
Related Words: assemble, build, construct, erect, make up, put up, raise, rear, set up, structure, throw up; craft, handcraft; hew; forge, mold, shape; cobble (together or up), knock out, patch (together), throw up; prefabricate; create, invent, mint, originate; establish, father, institute, organize; concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up); conceive, envisage, picture, visualize; refashion, remake, remanufacture
Near Antonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart; break up, dismember; abolish, annihilate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, flatten, pulverize, raze, ruin, shatter, smash, wreck; blow up, explode
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