Main Entry: ¹frame

Pronunciation: \ˈfrām\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): 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 frameintransitive verb 1 archaic : proceed, go
2 obsolete : manage

— fram·able or frame·able \ˈfrā-mə-bəl\ adjective

— fram·er noun