Deform - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈfɔːrm|  American pronunciation of the word deform
Brit.  |dɪˈfɔːm|  British pronunciation of the word deform

verb

- make formless
the heat deformed the plastic sculpture
- twist and press out of shape (syn: contort, distort, wring)
- cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (syn: bend, flex, turn, twist)
- become misshapen
The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
- alter the shape of (something) by stress (syn: distort, strain)
His body was deformed by leprosy
- assume a different shape or form

Extra examples

The disease eventually deforms the bones.

The disease eventually causes the bones to deform.

Wearing badly-fitting shoes can deform your feet.

The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake

His body was deformed by leprosy

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: deform
he/she/it: deforms
present participle: deforming
past tense: deformed
past participle: deformed
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