"beshape" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beshapes [present, singular, third-person], beshaping [participle, present], beshaped [participle, past], beshaped [past]
Etymology: From be- + shape. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|shape}} be- + shape Head templates: {{en-verb}} beshape (third-person singular simple present beshapes, present participle beshaping, simple past and past participle beshaped)
  1. (transitive, rare) To give shape to; form. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-beshape-en-verb-9ofmr-Ct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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