deform
1to 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.
to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil: The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.
to change the form of; transform.
Geology, Mechanics. to subject to deformation: The metal was deformed under stress.
to undergo deformation.
Origin of deform
1synonym study For deform
Other words for deform
Other words from deform
- de·form·a·ble, adjective
- de·form·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- de·form·a·tive, adjective
- de·form·er, noun
- un·de·form·a·ble, adjective
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How to use deform in a sentence
The inner workings of the digital scale are made of delicate materials that may warp and deform if not stored correctly.
Best kitchen scales: This handy kitchen essential is a must-have for baking and beyond | Irena Collaku | July 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAleksandr Kozlov, Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources, told a minister’s council in May that more than 40% of the northern region’s buildings are starting to deform.
Last Month Was the Hottest June in North America in Recent Recorded History | Aryn Baker | July 7, 2021 | Time“Anytime you’re interacting with an object, your skin deforms,” or squishes a bit, Bensmaia explains.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science News“Anytime you’re interacting with an object, your skin deforms,” or squishes a bit.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science NewsIn its earliest eras, it built volcanoes so immense that their formation deformed its surface.
Iceland’s Eruptions Reveal the Hot History of Mars | Robin George Andrews | April 6, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
Their genius travels over as many lines as there are lineaments in the figure, and the least false step would deform it.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonWith all this they have a Pair of Stays which reaches down to394 their Waist, and renders them compleatly deform'd.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I | Karl Ludwig von PllnitzWere she deform'd,The virtues of her mind would force a stoic To sue to be her servant.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerOnly frankness can serve me here or make plain all that was secretly at work to deform the natural development of our lives.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddOur inheritance in many ways is precious and wonderful, but our human response can deform it.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
British Dictionary definitions for deform
/ (dɪˈfɔːm) /
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
Origin of deform
1Derived forms of deform
- deformable, adjective
- deformability, noun
- deformer, noun
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