deform

de·form  (d-fôrm)

v. de·formed, de·form·ing, de·forms

v.tr.

1. To spoil the natural form of; misshape: a body that had been deformed by disease.

2. To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure.

3. Physics To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.

4. Geology To change the original state or size of a rock mass, especially by folding or faulting.

v.intr.

To become deformed. See Synonyms at distort.

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[Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin dfrmre : d-, de- + frma, form.]

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de·forma·bili·ty n.

de·forma·ble adj.

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deform

Verb

to put (something) out of shape or spoil its appearance [Latin de- from + forma shape beauty]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deform - make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	deform - twist and press out of shape contort, wring, distort morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
	3.	deform - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" twist, bend, flex, turn change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
	4.	deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
	5.	deform - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" distort, strain shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" jaundice - distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
	6.	deform - assume a different shape or form change form, change shape change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" roll - take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" granulate, grain - become granular bulge, pouch, protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" taper, sharpen, point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" flatten out, flatten - become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" dinge, batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" stretch out, unfold, stretch, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" bug out, bulge out, pop, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start - bulge outward; "His eyes popped"

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deform

verb 1. disfigure, twist, injure, cripple, ruin, mar, spoil, mutilate, maim, deface

verb 2. distort, twist, warp, buckle, mangle, contort, gnarl, misshape, malform

Translations

deform [dɪˈfɔːm] vt → deformar

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deform [dɪˈfɔːm] vt → déformer

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deform [dɪˈfɔːm] vt → deformieren, verunstalten

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deform [dɪˈfɔːm] vt → deformare

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deform

v deform [diˈfoːm]

to spoil the shape of Heat deforms plastic. vervorm, misvorm, skend يُشَوِّه، يَمْسَخ разкривявам deformovat (se) deformere; misdanne verunstalten, verformen παραμορφώνω deformar kuju muutma از ریخت انداختن؛ معیوب کردن runnella déformer לְעָוֵות रूप बिगाड़ना, विकृत करना izobličiti, unakaziti eltorzít merusak bentuk aflaga deformare 形をゆがめる 모양이 변하다; 변형시키다 deformuoti deformēt; sakropļot mencatati vervormen deformere, skjemme zniekształcać deformar a deforma деформировать deformovať (sa) popačiti deformisati deformera, vanställa ทำให้ผิดรูปร่าง şeklini bozmak, deforme etmek 使變形 деформувати شکل صورت بگاڑنا làm biến dạng 使变形

adj deˈformed

twisted out of the correct shape His foot was deformed. misvorm, gebreklik, wanskape مُشَوَّه изкривен deformovaný deform; misdannet entstellt παραμορφωμένος deforme, deformado moondunud بدشکل؛ ناقص epämuodostunut déformé מְעוּוַת विकृत izobličen, unakažen eltorzult cacat bentuknya aflagaður deformato 奇形の 변형의, 기형의 deformuotas deformēts; sakropļots cacat bentuknya vervormd, mismaakt misdannet, deformert zniekształcony disforme deformat изуродованный deformovaný skažen deformisan deformerad, vanställd ผิดรูปร่าง; พิกลพิการ eğri büğrü, deforme 畸形的 деформований بدشکل biến dạng 畸形的

n deˈformity

1 the state of being badly shaped or formed Drugs can cause deformity. misvorming, mismaaktheid, gebreklikheid تَشْويه уродливост deformita deformitet; misdannelse; vanskabthed die Mißgestalt δυσμορφία, παραμόρφωση deformidad moonutus بدشکلی؛ از ریخت افتادگی epämuotoisuus difformité עִיווּת विरूपता izobličenost, unakaženost testi fogyatékosság cacat afmyndun; bæklun deformità 形のくずれ 변형, 기형 luošumas, išsigimimas kroplība cacat mismaaktheid misdannelse, deformering kalectwo, zniekształcenie deformidade deformare, anomalie уродство deformácia popačenost deformitet deformitet, missbildning ความไม่เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง biçimsizlik, sakatlık 畸形 виродливість بد وضعی ، پیدائشی جسمانی نقص tình trạng bị biến dạng 畸形

2 a part which is not the correct shape A twisted foot is a deformity. gebreklikheid تَشَوُّه уродливост deformita misdannelse; vanskabelse die Mißbildung σωματικό ελάττωμα deformidad väärmoodustis عضو معیوب و بدشکل epämuodostuma difformité מוּם अंग-विकृति deformitet deformitás cacat bæklun deformità 不具 (신체의) 기형 부분 suluošinta kūno dalis deformācija cacat vergroeiing misdannelse, (kropps)lyte kalectwo deformidade diformitate уродство deformácia iznakaženost deformitet vanställdhet, missbildning ความพิกลพิการ şekil/biçim bozukluğu 殘廢 каліцтво کوئی بدشکل عضو جسم bộ phận bị biến dạng 残废