sculpt

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
  2. verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Etymology

From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sculpture

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