formeren

Definitions of formeren
  1. verb
    make something, usually for a specific function
    synonyms: vormen
    bewerken
    shape, form, or improve a material
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    beeldsnijden, hakken, houwen, inkerven, inkrassen, insnijden, kerven, krassen, uithakken, uithouwen
    form by carving
    hakken, houwen, inzagen, snijden, uithakken, uithouwen, uitsnijden, uitsteken, uitwerken, wegsnijden
    form and create by cutting out
    drijven, slaan
    shape by beating
    afgieten, gieten
    form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    beeldhouwen
    create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
    afgieten, boetseren, gieten
    form in clay, wax, etc
    hakken, houwen, uithakken, uithouwen
    make or shape as with an axe
    rabatteren
    cut a rectangular groove into
    beeldhouwen
    shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
    mokeren, smeden
    create by hammering
    type of:
    bereiden
    make from scratch
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