Enrounded

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. The transformation into a circular shape involves making surfaces smooth and devoid of angles, resulting in a gentle and curved profile
2. The action of molding an object into a rounded figure emphasizes the reduction of sharp edges for a softer appearance
3. Changed into a form characterized by curves and without sharp corners

Etymology: "Enrounded" is the past form of "enround," which means to smooth something into curves. The verb is simply the prefix "en-" attached to "round," so the word's history is the history of its two parts: "round" came into English from Old French "rond," and the prefix "en-" (from Old French and Latin "in") turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to put into or make into" the stated quality. To enround something is therefore to make it round. The word is a plain formation rather than a story of invention, and its literal sense of making something round is still transparent to a reader who knows "round." Its meaning has stayed close to its roots, with no dramatic shift from concrete to abstract.