deform
transitive verb
- to impair the form or shape of
- to make ugly; disfigure
- Physics to change the shape of by pressure or stress
intransitive verb
to become deformed
See deform in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-fôrmˈ)
verb de·formed,
de·form·ing,
de·forms verb, transitive- To spoil the natural form of; misshape: a body that had been deformed by disease.
- To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure.
- Physics To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.
- Geology To change the original state or size of a rock mass, especially by folding or faulting.
verb, intransitive To become deformed. See Synonyms at
distort.
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