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Synonyms
de·form (dĭ-fôrḿ)

[Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin dēfōrmāre, dē-, de-, + fōrma, form.]

verb: -formed, -form·ing, -forms. 

transitive verb 

  1. To spoil the natural form of; misshape: a body that had been deformed by disease.
  2. To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure.
  3. Physics To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.
  4. Geology To change the original state or size of a rock mass, especially by folding or faulting.

intransitive verb 

To become deformed. See synonyms at distort

derivatives

de·forḿa·biĺi·ty
noun
de·forḿa·ble
adjective