What does "efform" mean?

To form or shape (literally, or figuratively).

What is a synonym for "efform"?

Common synonyms include: block out, carve, cast, chisel, create, cut.

Efform

//ɪˈfɔː(ɹ)m// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To form or shape (literally, or figuratively). obsolete, transitive
"And they understand so little, that, 1. they thought God heard them not, unless they spake their prayers, at least, efforming their words within their lips; […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

block out carve cast chisel create cut

Example

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"And they understand so little, that, 1. they thought God heard them not, unless they spake their prayers, at least, efforming their words within their lips; […]"

Etymology

Latin effōrmō, from ex- + fōrmō.

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