| Main Entry: | form |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; arise |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, acquire, appear, become a reality, become visible, condense, crystallize, develop, eventuate, fall into place, grow, harden, materialize, mature, rise, set, settle, shape up, show up, take on character, take shape |
Antonyms: |
destroy, kill, ruin |
| Concept: | Form. |
| Category: | 1. General Form |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
form, figure, shape; conformation, configuration; make, formation, frame, construction, cut, set, build, trim, cut of one's jib; stamp, type, cast, mold; fashion; contour (outline); structure; plasmature., feature, lineament, turn; phase (aspect); posture, attitude, pose., [Science of form] morphism., [Similarity of form] isomorphism., forming; formation, figuration, efformation; sculpture; plasmation.
-verbs
form, shape, figure, fashion, efform, carve, cut, chisel, hew, cast; rough hew, rough cast; sketch; block out, hammer out; trim; lick into shape, put into shape; model, knead, work up into, set, mold, sculpture; cast, stamp; build (construct).
-adjectives
formed, [Receiving form] plastic, fictile; formative., [Give form] plasmic., [Similar in form] isomorphous.
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Antonyms: |
amorphism |
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