deform
To change the form of, usually thus making it disordered or irregularTo change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
» A lozenge is a square deformed indefinably, generally by heat.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
деформува́тиdeformuváty
assume a different shape or form
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
(transitive)To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
деформува́тиdeformuváty
alter the shape of (something) by stress
(also, figuratively, transitive)To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
a face deformed by bitterness
деформува́тиdeformuváty, спотво́рюватиspotvórjuvaty, спотво́ритиspotvóryty
(transitive)To mar the character or quality of (something).
a marriage deformed by jealousy
деформува́тиdeformuváty, спотво́рюватиspotvórjuvaty, спотво́ритиspotvóryty
(intransitive)To become changed in shape or misshapen.
become misshapen
Examples
13 sentencesA lozenge is a square deformed indefinably, generally by heat.
Alberto saw some weird deformed guy watching him in the woods.
A deformed-looking creature walking on two legs came out of the water.
Alberto saw some kind of deformed humanoid thing walking out of the water.
Even swarthy and deformed, he struts around!
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English deformen (“to disfigure, distort, or mar; (figuratively) to disfigureFrom Middle English deformen (“to disfigure, distort, or mar; (figuratively) to disfigure morally; to defame; to dishonour”) [and other forms], equivalent to de- + form, from Old French deformer [and other forms] (modern French déformer (“to contort, distort, twist out of shape; (figuratively) to pervert”)), or directly from its etymon Latin dēfōrmāre (whence Medieval Latin difformāre), the present active infinitive of dēfōrmō (“to fashion, form; to delineate, describe; to design; to deform, disfigure; to mar, spoil”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘away from; from’) + fōrmō (“to fashion, form, shape; to format”) (from fōrma (noun); see further at etymology 1).
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Forms
deforms, deforming, deformed, deformedSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle