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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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