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TOEFL BNC: 24434 COCA: 23023

deform

deform /dɪˈfoɚm/ verb
deforms; deformed; deforming
deform
/dɪˈfoɚm/
verb
deforms; deformed; deforming
Learner's definition of DEFORM
: to change something so that it no longer has its normal or original shape改变…的外形;损毁…的外形;使变畸形
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[no object]

— deformation

/ˌdiːˌfoɚˈmeɪʃən/ noun, plural deformations
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TOEFL BNC: 24434 COCA: 23023

deform

verb

de·​form di-ˈfȯrm How to pronounce deform (audio)
dē-
deformed; deforming; deforms

transitive verb

1
: to spoil the form of
2
a
: to spoil the looks of : disfigure
a face deformed by bitterness
b
: to mar the character of
a marriage deformed by jealousy
3
: to alter the shape of by stress

intransitive verb

: to become misshapen or changed in shape
deformable adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for deform

deform, distort, contort, warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting.

deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth.

a face deformed by hatred

distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result.

the odd camera angle distorts the figure
disease had contorted her body

warp indicates an uneven shrinking that bends or twists out of a flat plane.

warped floorboards

Example Sentences

The disease eventually deforms the bones. The disease eventually causes the bones to deform.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French desfurmer, from Latin deformare, from de- + formare to form, from forma form

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of deform was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 24434 COCA: 23023

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