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fashion

2 verb
     
fashion2 [transitive]
1 to shape or make something, using your hands or only a few tools
fashion something from something
He fashioned a box from a few old pieces of wood.
fashion something into something
Jamie could take a piece of wood and fashion it into a wonderful work of art.
2 [usually passive] to influence and form someone's ideas and opinions:
We are all unique human beings, fashioned by life experiences.
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