单词 | deform |
释义 | deform1[ dih-fawrm ] / dɪˈfɔrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deform ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to 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. verb (used without object)to undergo deformation. Origin of deform11350–1400; Middle English deformen, from Latin dēfōrmāre, equivalent to dē-de- + fōrmāre “to shape, form” (see form) SYNONYMS FOR deform1 misshape. 2 ruin. SEE SYNONYMS FOR deform ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for deform1. See mar. OTHER WORDS FROM deformDefinition for deform (2 of 2)deform2 [ dih-fawrm ] / dɪˈfɔrm / adjective Archaic.deformed; ugly. Origin of deform21350–1400; Middle English defo(u)rme<Latin dēformis, equivalent to dē-de- + -formis-form Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for deformdeform / (dɪˈfɔːm) / verbto 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 Derived forms of deformdeformable, adjectivedeformability, noundeformer, nounWord Origin for deformC15: from Latin dēformāre, from de- + forma shape, beauty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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