simple past tense and past participle of frame
"The detective framed the suspect by placing a fake alibi in his bedroom."
In plain English: To frame something means to put it inside a border, like putting a picture in a wooden frame.
"The police framed him for the crime he did not commit."
Usage: Use "framed" to describe an action where you constructed or composed something in the past, such as framing a question carefully or creating a picture frame. Avoid using it to mean "accused falsely," which is a specific legal context rather than the everyday sense of building or designing.
Derived from Old French framir (to build, frame), this term originally meant to construct or enclose with a framework. It later evolved in English to signify setting within limits or outlining an image.