verb
- Shape or influence; give direction to.
- usage: "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- Make something, usually for a specific function.
- usage: "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- Give shape or form to.
- usage: "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
adjective
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