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deform definition

de·form (dē fôrm′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to impair the form or shape of
  2. to make ugly; disfigure
  3. Physics to change the shape of by pressure or stress

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

intransitive verb

to become deformed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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