Deform Definition

dĭ-fôrm
deformed, deforming, deforms
verb
deformed, deforming, deforms
To impair the form or shape of.
Webster's New World
To make ugly; disfigure.
Webster's New World
To become deformed.
Webster's New World
To change the shape of by pressure or stress.
Webster's New World

To mar the character of.

A marriage deformed by jealousy.
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adjective

(obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.

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Origin of Deform

  • Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin deformare, infinitive of deformo, from de- + formo (“to form”), from the noun forma (“form”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English deformen from Old French deformer from Latin dēfōrmāre dē- de- fōrma form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deform Sentence Examples

  • It is a potentially fatal condition that can deform bone structure and distort the appearance.

  • While many people believe that wearing pointy shoes will cause bunions, you have to have certain genetic tendencies in order for these shoes to cause your feet to deform.

  • Moreover, the very simplifications that had been so far effected brought into view with more clearness such anomalies or pieces of injustice as still continued to deform the law.

  • Thus we have a tide-producing force tending to deform the body, the action of which is of the same nature as the force producing precession.

  • Corsets were also known to deform the rib cage, compress internal organs, and restrict breathing when worn for extended periods of time.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEF

Words Ending With

MRMORM

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deform

Words Starting With D and Ending With M

Starts With D & Ends With MStarts With DE & Ends With MStarts With D & Ends With RM

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With M