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deform
de·form
[
di fáwrm
]
(
past and past participle
de·formed
,
present participle
de·form·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·forms
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
distort:
to become, or make something become, distorted, damaged, or disfigured
2.
spoil:
to spoil the appearance of something and make it ugly, or become spoiled and ugly
The new office buildings have deformed the whole area.
3.
physics
change shape:
to change the shape of something through stress, or become changed in this way
[
15th century. Via French< Latin
deformare
<
forma
"mold, shape, beauty"
]
de·form·a·bil·i·ty
[
di fàwrmə bíllətee
]
noun
de·form·a·ble
adjective
de·formed
adjective
de·form·er
noun
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de·form·a·bil·i·ty [ di fàwrmə bíllətee ] nounde·form·a·ble adjectivede·formed adjectivede·form·er noun
