to fashion
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈfæʃən/
:
crear
- She decided to fashion a sculpture from clay and paint.
- attempt to fashion
- fashion public policy
- try to fashion
There is, it asked, a compulsion to rake or fashion stanzas.
- There is, it asked, a compulsion to rake or fashion stanzas.
- I fashion myself like a real music person.
Examples
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His openness to Islam, derived from his personal experience, sought to fashion a positive relationship between the two faiths.
Academic text (2008) -
A consent decree gives parties greater autonomy in fashioning the outcome of litigation.
Academic text (1990) -
His men learned how to ride horses, fire guns, and fashion Spanish weapons.
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We could go collect these and fashion them into weapons.
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In that dark workshop, they fashion new ideas.
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But it creates challenges for us if we wish to fashion that inclusive narrative.
Academic text (1999) -
"I hold up my hand and try to fashion a shape that will illustrate what I mean."
Fiction book (2000) -
Raising one hand to his eye, Hudson loosely curled his fingers to fashion a telescope.
Fiction book (2000) -
Papa worked at his sewing machine for several afternoons, fashioning this festive garment.
Fiction book (2000) -
And although I may not be able to remember how to fashion a round-turn and two half-hitches, I will never forget the lasting bond of friendship that ensued.
Synonyms
47
4.6
To shape metal by heating and hammering or to make something with effort
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.2
A person who always follows the newest clothes styles, even when it costs money or comfort
Compounds
- Slang
A style of clothing popular with teens in malls that looks edgy, like band T-shirts and chunky boots
- Slur
A loud style of dress judged negatively and linked to Traveller communities in Britain
How Skillful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb fashion comes from the Latin root facere 'to make' and the old word façon 'way', so to fashion something is to 'make' or shape it. The same root is in factory, a place that makes things, which helps show why the verb means to create or form something.