Form

form, v.t. to give form or shape to: to make: to contrive to settle, as an opinion to combine: to go to make up: to establish. (gram.) to make by derivation. v.i. to a ume aform. Formal, form'a], adj. according to form or established mode ceremonious methodical having the form only having the power of making a — thing what is: e ential* proper adv. Form'ally. [external forms of religion. Formalism, form'al-irm, u a resting in the mere Formalist, form'al-isi, u one who is content with the mem forms of ichgion Formality, for-mal'i-ti, u. the precise observance of forms or ceremonies, established order. (L formahtas—form a Formation, for-ma's hun, u a making or pirn Incing structure 'geo a group of sti.Ua belonging to one period IL format to.) Formative, form a-ti\ adj giving fotm [gtaitt] serving to form, not radii n a dem.itive. [Fr form a if—formo, for maIns, lo shape Former, form er, ad’ comp, of Fore) befoic m time or order: past first mentioned. [A.S form a, first, superb of foie and comp, suffix -er.]