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gdhend· vt 1 to form [ ] with a bladed tool: chisel, carve, whittle, sculpt 2 to engrave; etch 3 to make [ ] smooth with a bladed tool: plane, trim 4 [Fig] to polish; refine; educate, civilize 5 [Fig Colloq] to hit, smack • i gdhend· fjalët to choose one's words carefully, carefully hone one's words gdhend|ari' nf 1 mastery of carving: sculpture 2 sculpture workshop gdhe'nd·et vpr [Colloq] to become more docile/civilized: tame down; become more cultivated, get better educated • nuk <> gdhend·et3sg koka "<>'s head is too hard to chisel/smooth" nothing gets into <>'s head: <> is incapable of learning; <> is hardheaded and intransigent; you might as well talk to the wall as to <>