frame

/freɪm/ verb [T]

Definition

PICTURE › to put something such as a picture into a frame: I'm going to frame this and put it on the wall.

EDGE › to form an edge to something in an attractive way: Dark hair framed her face.

CRIME › to intentionally make it seem as if someone is guilty of a crime: [often passive] He claimed he had been framed by the police.

EXPRESS formal › to express something choosing your words carefully: I tried to frame a suitable reply.

(Definition of frame verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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