verb
- Enclose in or as if in a frame.
- usage: "frame a picture"
- Enclose in a frame, as of a picture.
- synonyms: frame
- Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
- usage: "I was set up"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
- Formulate in a particular style or language.
- usage: "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
- Make up plans or basic details for.
- usage: "frame a policy"
- Construct by fitting or uniting parts together.
adjective
- Provided with a frame.
- usage: "there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk"
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