forshape verb2 •(no longer used) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.late 14th century, John Gower, Confessio Amantis Unkindelich he was transformed, That he which erst a man was formed, Into a woman was forshape, That was to him an angry jape. •(no longer used) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure. formsforshaped · forshapen · forshaping · forshapes