Deform Definition

dĭ-fôrm
deformed, deforming, deforms
verb
deformed, deforming, deforms
To impair the form or shape of.
Webster's New World
To make ugly; disfigure.
Webster's New World
To become deformed.
Webster's New World
To change the shape of by pressure or stress.
Webster's New World

To mar the character of.

A marriage deformed by jealousy.
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(obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.

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Origin of Deform

  • Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin deformare, infinitive of deformo, from de- + formo (“to form”), from the noun forma (“form”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English deformen from Old French deformer from Latin dēfōrmāre dē- de- fōrma form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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