Definitions from Wiktionary (deform)
▸ adjective: (obsolete except poetic) Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
▸ verb: (engineering, physics) To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
▸ verb: (also figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
▸ verb: To mar the character or quality of (something).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
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▸ adjective: (obsolete except poetic) Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
▸ verb: (engineering, physics) To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
▸ verb: (also figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
▸ verb: To mar the character or quality of (something).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
Similar:
distort,
strain,
contort,
twist,
wring,
bend,
change form,
change shape,
unshapen,
grotesque,
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