Definitions for deform
dɪˈfɔrmde·form

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deformverb

   make formless

   "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

2. contort, deform, distort, wringverb

   twist and press out of shape

3. flex, bend, deform, twist, turnverb

   cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

   "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

4. deformverb

   become misshapen

   "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

5. deform, distort, strainverb

   alter the shape of (something) by stress

   "His body was deformed by leprosy"

6. change shape, change form, deformverb

   assume a different shape or form

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deformverb

   To remove the form of.

2. deformverb

   To remove the looks of; to disfigure; as, a face deformed by bitterness.

3. deformverb

   To mar the character of; as, a marriage deformed by jealousy.

4. deformverb

   To alter the shape of by stress.

5. deformverb

   To become misshapen or changed in shape.

6. deformadjective

   Deformed, misshapen.

7. Etymology: deformen, from deformer, from deformare, infinitive of deformo, from de- + formo, from the noun forma.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deformadjective

   Ugly; disfigured; of an irregular form.

   Etymology: deformis, Latin.

   I did proclaim,
   That whoso kill’d that monster most deform,
   Should have mine only daughter to his dame. Fairy Queen.

   So spake the griesly terror; and in shape,
   So speaking and so threatning, grew tenfold
   More dreadful and deform. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   Sight so deform, what heart of rock could long
   Dry-ey’d behold. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 494.

2. To DEFORMverb

   Etymology: deformo, Latin.

   1. To disfigure; to make ugly; to spoil the form of any thing.

   I that am curtail’d of this fair proportion,
   Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
   Deform’d, unfinish’d, sent before my time
   Into this breathing world, scarce half made up. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   Wintry blasts
   Deform the year delightless. James Thomson, Winter.

   2. To dishonour; to make ungraceful.

   Old men with dust deform’d their hoary hair. John Dryden, Fab.

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1. deform

   Deform means to alter or change the shape or structure of something, usually in a way that is not desired or intended. This could occur through a variety of methods such as pressure, heat, or stress. Deformation can happen to various types of materials including metals, plastics, and human bodies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deformverb

   to spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure

2. Deformverb

   to render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor

3. Deformadjective

   deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid

4. Etymology: [L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF. deforme, F. difforme. Cf. Difform.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deform

   de-form′, v.t. to alter or injure the form of: to disfigure.—adj. (Milt.) hideous, unshapely.—n. Deformā′tion.—p.adj. Deformed′, misshapen.—adv. Deform′edly.—ns. Deformed′ness; Deform′er; Deform′ity, state of being deformed: want of proper form: ugliness: disfigurement: anything that destroys beauty: an ugly feature or characteristic. [L. deformis, ugly—de, from, forma, beauty.]

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1. formed

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deform in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deform in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deform in a Sentence

1. Riek Machar:

   salva kiir is too deform to be reform

2. Wen Yang:

   We were able to see how the collagen fibers deform without a catastrophic failure including the mechanisms of twisting, folding, sliding, stretching, delamination.

3. Marc Neveu:

   When ice is warmer and squishier, it becomes more responsive to tidal forces that deform it, mimas lacked the minimum amount of heat to start with to get tidal forces to trigger runaway heating.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deform
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deform
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deform
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deform
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deform