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shapen.

To shape, form.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To shape, form.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From shape (“external form”) + -en (“to make like”).

adj
  1. Shaped; wrought with a definite shape.

    in-compounds
    ill-shapen
    well-shapen
Where this word comes from

From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending).

verb
  1. past participle of shape

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending).

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