beshape

B3E1S1H4A1P3E1

verb

To give shape to; form.

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Meanings

verbbeshape (third-person singular simple present beshapes, present participle beshaping, simple past and past participle beshaped)

present singular third person beshapes · participle present beshaping · participle past beshaped · past beshaped

  1. raretransitiveTo give shape to; form.

    Nae sleek wee cobbles, on the wave-washed beach, Beshape her bosoms [...]

    1876, John Mactaggart, The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia
    1 more example

    Many will want to know how this Home at Gait beshapes itself, and would be amused in seeing my varied occupations of the past week.

    1872, The Christian, page 275

Synonyms & antonyms

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form

Origin

From be- + shape.

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Cite this entry
APA

beshape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshape

MLA

“beshape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beshape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshape.

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