noun
                                                any process serving to define the shape of something
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                                                noun
                                                the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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                                                adjective
                                                forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
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                                                                                                        - a formative influence
- a formative experience
- the plastic forces of nature
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                shape or influence
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                                                                                                        - give direction to
- experience often determines ability
- mold public opinion
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make something, usually for a specific function
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                                                                                                        - She molded the rice balls carefully
- Form cylinders from the dough
- shape a figure
- Work the metal into a sword
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                give shape or form to
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                                                                                                        - shape the dough
- form the young child's character