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film(2) (iou)



film verb. E17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Cover with or as with a film. Also foll. by over. E17.
A. Desai The dust filming the window pane.
b. verb intrans. Become covered with a film; grow dim or hazy. Also foll. by over. M19.
D. Lessing The bird's eyes are filming, and blood wells from its open beak.
verb trans. Record (a scene, person, etc.) on cinematographic film or magnetic tape; make a film of (a book, play, etc.). L19.
Daily Telegraph Cameras were allowed for the first time to film their Lordships inside their red-carpeted sanctum. A. S. Neill I have seen Hamlet filmed.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Make (a film etc.) for the cinema, television, etc.; take part in the making of (a film etc.). M20.
Daily Telegraph The bear..was filming a commercial in the Western Isles when he swam off.
verb intrans. Be (well or ill) suited for reproduction on film. E20.
W. Saroyan The sort of face that would film well and look good on the screen.
filmable adjective able to be filmed; suitable for reproduction on film: E20.