To shape or mold into a figure or form; to fashion or create figuratively.
From Latin 'figulatus,' related to 'figulus' (potter) and 'figura' (form, shape). The verb means to work with clay or create shaped forms.
This rare verb connects to pottery and sculpture—'figulate' literally means what potters do when they shape clay into figures, connecting the abstract 'figure' to hands-on craft!
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