to preshape
1
5.9
To shape something a little before its final use
- verb
- /ˈpriːʃeɪp/
:
preformar
- The architect decided to preshape the clay into bricks for easier construction later.
Examples
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Wymez had given him some good flint before he left, roughed out and preshaped so that new points could be made easily.
Fiction book (1990) -
Before molding the metal, they will preshape it to ensure it fits perfectly.
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The artist preshaped the paper mache into a figure before painting the details.
Synonyms
to shape
vsto preshape
64
2.0
To give something a certain form for a purpose
occurs earlier as a preparatory step before final processing
1
7.1
To shape something into a basic form before final use
occurs earlier to prepare for processing or fitting
How Shaped
Surface Forms
preshape infinitive
preshaped past
preshaped past participle
preshaping present participle
preshapes third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Preshape comes from the parts pre- 'before' and shape 'to give form'. So to preshape something is to give it an early or first form 'before' the final fitting or work, like a baker who shapes dough once before the last rise.