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Definitions for Deform

[1] to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
[2] to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil: The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.
[3] to change the form of; transform.
[4] Geology , Mechanics . to subject to deformation: The metal was deformed under stress.
[5] to undergo deformation.
[6] deformed; ugly.
[7] to make or become misshapen or distorted
[8] (tr) to mar the beauty of; disfigure
[9] (tr) to subject or be subjected to a stress that causes a change of dimensions

Words related to Deform

skew, cripple, impair, contort, maim, mutilate, mangle, deface, flaw, mar, knot, injure, buckle, damage, warp, twist, blemish, batter, grimace, spoil

Words nearby Deform

defoliate, deforce, deforciant, deforest, deforestation, deform, deformalize, deformation, deformed, deformed bar, deformeter

Origin of Deform

21350–1400; Middle English defo(u)rme < Latin dēformis, equivalent to dē- de- + -formis -form

Other words from Deform

de·form·a·ble , adjective
de·form·a·bil·i·ty , noun
de·form·a·tive , adjective
de·form·er , noun
un·de·form·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Deform

C15: from Latin dēformāre, from de- + forma shape, beauty

Synonyms for Deform

contort, cripple, impair, maim, mangle, mutilate, skew, batter, blemish, buckle, damage, deface, flaw, gnarl, grimace, injure, knot, mar, ruin, spoil, twist, warp, wince, malform, misshape