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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sculpt       [skuhlpt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
2.to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture: Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.
[Origin: 1860–65; < F sculpter < L sculpt- (ptp. s. of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor]
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sculpt       (skŭlpt)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts

v.   tr.
  1. To sculpture (an object).
  2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: "Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities" (H. Claude Shostal).

v.   intr.
To be a sculptor.


[French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sculpt 
1864, from Fr. sculpter, from L. sculpt-, pp. stem of sculpere "to carve." The older verb form was sculpture (1645).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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sculpt

verb
1. create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" 
2. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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