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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