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 verb1: 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 7b4: to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : arrange5obsolete : produce6: to enclose in a frame; also : to enclose as if in a frameintransitive verb1archaic : proceed, go2obsolete : manage

— fram·able or frame·able

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\ˈfrā-mə-bəl\ adjective

— fram·er noun

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