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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (6)

1. make formless;
- Example: "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

2. twist and press out of shape;
[syn: contort, deform, distort, wring]

3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
- Example: "bend the rod"
- Example: "twist the dough into a braid"
- Example: "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
[syn: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn]

4. become misshapen;
- Example: "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

5. alter the shape of (something) by stress;
- Example: "His body was deformed by leprosy"
[syn: deform, distort, strain]

6. assume a different shape or form;
[syn: change shape, change form, deform]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deform \De*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deformed; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Deforming.] [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape,
   fr. forma: cf. F. d['e]former. See Form.]
   1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to
      disfigure.
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            Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time
            Into this breathing world.            --Shak.
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   2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or
      perfection; to dishonor.
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            Above those passions that this world deform.
                                                  --Thomson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deform \De*form"\, a. [L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF.
   deforme, F. difforme. Cf. Difform.]
   Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. [Obs.]
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         Sight so deform what heart of rock could long
         Dry-eyed behold?                         --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deform
    v 1: make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
    2: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform,
       distort, wring]
    3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
       "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong
       man could turn an iron bar" [syn: flex, bend, deform,
       twist, turn] [ant: unbend]
    4: become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the
       earthquake"
    5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was
       deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]
    6: assume a different shape or form [syn: change shape,
       change form, deform]