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afform

afform verb: to form; model; cause to conform.

Verb

afform (third-person singular simple present afforms, present participle afforming, simple past and past participle afformed)

  1. (rare) To form; model; cause to conform.

Forms of afform

third-person singular presentafforms
present participleafforming
past participleafformed
pastafformed

Origin of afform

From Old French aformer, from a- (“to”) + former (“form”).

Questions about afform

What does afform mean?
Afform means to form; model; cause to conform.
What part of speech is afform?
Afform is a verb.
What is the past tense of afform?
The past tense of afform is afformed.

Words near afform in the dictionary

  1. afforesting
  2. afforestings
  3. afforestment
  4. afforestments
  5. afforests
  6. afform
  7. afformation
  8. afformative
  9. afformatives
  10. afformed
  11. afforming

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