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 \ˈfrā-mə-bəl\ adjective

— fram·er noun