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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shape \Shape\ (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. Shaped (sh[=a]pt); p. p.
     Shaped or Shapen (sh[=a]p"'n); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Shaping.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p.
     shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan,
     sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See Shape, n.]
     1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a
        particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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              I was shapen in iniquity.             --Ps. li. 5.
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              Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face.
                                                    --Prior.
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     2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct;
        as, to shape the course of a vessel.
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              To the stream, when neither friends, nor force,
              Nor speed nor art avail, he shapes his course.
                                                    --Denham.
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              Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire,
              And shape my foolishness to their desire. --Prior.
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     3. To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas). [archaic]
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              Oft my jealousy
              Shapes faults that are not.           --Shak.
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     4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.
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              When shapen was all this conspiracy,
              From point to point.                  --Chaucer.
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     Shaping machine. (Mach.) Same as Shaper.
  
     To shape one's self, to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]
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              I will early shape me therefor.       --Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shape \Shape\ (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. Shaped (sh[=a]pt); p. p.
     Shaped or Shapen (sh[=a]p"'n); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Shaping.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p.
     shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan,
     sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See Shape, n.]
     1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a
        particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
  
              I was shapen in iniquity.             --Ps. li. 5.
  
              Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face.
                                                    --Prior.
  
     2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct;
        as, to shape the course of a vessel.
  
              To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor
              speed nor art avail, he shapes his course. --Denham.
  
              Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire, And
              shape my foolishness to their desire. --Prior.
  
     3. To image; to conceive; to body forth.
  
              Oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not. --Shak.
  
     4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.
  
              When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to
              point.                                --Chaucer.
  
     Shaping machine. (Mach.) Same as Shaper.
  
     To shape one's self, to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]
  
              I will early shape me therefor.       --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  shaping
       adj : forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative
             influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: formative]
       n 1: any process serving to define the shape of something [syn: defining]
       2: the fabrication of something in a particular shape [syn: formation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to shape'''.
     2 (lb en psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour
  patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
     vb.
     (present participle of en shape nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to shape'''.
     2 (lb en psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour
  patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
     vb.
     (present participle of en shape nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to shape'''.
     2 (lb en psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour
  patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
     vb.
     (present participle of en shape nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to shape'''.
     2 (lb en psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour
  patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
     vb.
     (present participle of en shape nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     (tagg: kat=psykologi) psykologisk term där en tränare förstärka
  beteenden i närheten av det önskade resultatet

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  shaping
     n.
     (tagg: kat=psykologi) psykologisk term där en tränare förstärka
  beteenden i närheten av det önskade resultatet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shaping /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/
  التشكيل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shaping /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/ 
  оформяне
  the action of the verb to shape

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shaping /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/ 
  formování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shaping /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/ 
  tvarování