Main Entry: ²model

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): modeled or modelled; model·ing or model·ling\ˈmäd-liŋ, ˈmä-d^əl-iŋ\

Date: 1625

transitive verb 1 : to plan or form after a pattern : shape
2 archaic : to make into an organization (as an army, government, or parish)
3 a : to shape or fashion in a plastic material b : to produce a representation or simulation of <using a computer to model a problem>
4 : to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model <modeled its constitution on that of the United States>
5 : to display by wearing, using, or posing with <modeled gowns>intransitive verb 1 : to design or imitate forms : make a pattern <enjoys modeling in clay>
2 : to work or act as a fashion or art model

— mod·el·er also mod·el·ler \ˈmäd-lər, ˈmä-d^əl-ər\ noun