deform
verb /dɪˈfɔːm/
/dɪˈfɔːrm/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deform | /dɪˈfɔːm/ /dɪˈfɔːrm/ |
| he / she / it deforms | /dɪˈfɔːmz/ /dɪˈfɔːrmz/ |
| past simple deformed | /dɪˈfɔːmd/ /dɪˈfɔːrmd/ |
| past participle deformed | /dɪˈfɔːmd/ /dɪˈfɔːrmd/ |
| -ing form deforming | /dɪˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /dɪˈfɔːrmɪŋ/ |
- deform (something) to change or damage the usual or natural shape of something; to become changed in shape
- The disease had deformed his spine.
- The pressure had caused the wall to deform and buckle.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desformer, via medieval Latin from Latin deformare, from de- (expressing reversal) + forma ‘a shape’.