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deform
1[dih-fawrm]
verb (used with object)
to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure.
In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
Synonyms:to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil.
The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.
Synonyms:to change the form of; transform.
Geology, Mechanics.to subject to deformation.
The metal was deformed under stress.
verb (used without object)
to undergo deformation.
deform
2[dih-fawrm]
adjective
deformed; ugly.
deform
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
to make or become misshapen or distorted
(tr) to mar the beauty of; disfigure
(tr) to subject or be subjected to a stress that causes a change of dimensions
Other Word Forms
- deformable adjective
- deformability noun
- deformative adjective
- deformer noun
- undeformable adjective
- ˈڴǰ adjective
- ˈڴǰ noun
- ˌڴǰˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deform1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deform1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.
It has been so easy for a disruptor in chief with fascist ambitions, messianic leadership and outdated and highly ideological economic whims and practices to deform and attack the most basic principles of democracy.
However, exposure to high levels can result in brittle hair, deformed nails and neurological effects.
Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.
She also excavated a few gems, including a star sapphire ring that belonged to her late father and an inexpensive metal lotus bowl that I had loved, deformed but still somehow itself.
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