deform

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈfɔrm/ UK /dɪˈfɔːm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to alter or distort the natural shape or form of something

Intense heat began to deform the plastic casing of the device.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to alter or distort the... distort disfigure warp contort misshape mangle mar

Opposites

form shape restore perfect

Word family

Derived forms deformation deformitydeformeddeformable

Related forms form reform conform transform

Simplified etymology

Deform appeared in late Middle English with the meaning “mis-shape.” It contains form, which goes back to Latin forma “a mould or form.”

Etymology

From Old French deformer, from Latin deformare ('to disfigure, mar'), from de- ('away from, reversal') + forma ('shape, form').

deformare Latin forma Old English

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# deform

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈfɔrm/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈfɔːm/

## Meanings
1. to alter or distort the natural shape or form of something

## Examples
- Intense heat began to deform the plastic casing of the device.

## Synonyms
- distort
- disfigure
- warp
- contort
- misshape
- mangle
- mar

## Antonyms
- form
- shape
- restore
- perfect

## Derived Forms
- deformation
- deformity
- deformed
- deformable

## Related Forms
- form
- reform
- conform
- transform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deformare
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From Old French deformer, from Latin deformare ('to disfigure, mar'), from de- ('away from, reversal') + forma ('shape, form').

## AI Etymology
Deform is from Old French deformer, from Latin deformare ('to disfigure, mar'), from de- ('away from, reversal') + forma ('shape, form'). Important recorded forms include deformare (Latin) and forma (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to alter or distort the natural shape or form of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as deformation, deformity, deformed, and deformable and related words such as form, reform, conform, and transform.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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