deform

de·form

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

Origin of deform

Middle English deformen from Old French deformer from Classical Latin deformare from de-, from + forma, form

to become deformed

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deform

verb

de·formed, de·form·ing, de·forms

verb

transitive

To alter from proper or natural form; misshape: “We shoved off. Almost immediately we hit something that deformed a propeller” ( William Least Heat-Moon )
To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure: “They recalled the fresh young image of the Handsome Sailor, that face never deformed by a sneer” ( Herman Melville ) See Synonyms at distort.
Physics To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.

verb

intransitive

To become deformed: A baseball deforms on being hit.

Origin of deform

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

Related Forms:

de·form′a·bil′i·ty
noun

de·form′a·ble
adjective

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present deforms, present participle deforming, simple past and past participle deformed)

To change the form of, negatively.
To change the looks of, negatively; to disfigure.
a face deformed by bitterness
To mar the character of.
a marriage deformed by jealousy
To alter the shape of by stress.
(intransitive) To become misshapen or changed in shape.

Adjective

(comparative more deform, superlative most deform)

(obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.

Anagrams

formed

Origin

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

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