deform

(dē fôrm′, di-)

transitive verb

Origin: ME deformen < OFr deformer < L deformare < de-, from + forma, form

intransitive verb

to become deformed

See deform in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English deformen

Origin: , from Old French deformer

Origin: , from Latin dēfōrmāre

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + fōrma, form

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