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sculpt

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈskəɫpt// UK //skˈʌlpt// sculpt

v. to shape or form a solid material like stone, wood, or clay into a specific shape. You use this when making art or when nature changes the land over time.

v. to shape or form a solid material into a three-dimensional object or figure. Often used in the context of artistic creation or geological processes.


SIMPLE

She uses a chisel to sculpt the marble into a statue.

CONTEXTUAL

The artist spent months trying to sculpt the perfect likeness of the famous poet from a single block of limestone.

COMPLEX

While the sculptor meticulously chipped away at the granite, the wind and rain were slowly sculpting the coastline into jagged cliffs over thousands of years.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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