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- pronunciation:
- dih
form
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deforms, deforming, deformed |
| definition 1: |
to damage or distort the shape or form of; misshape; mutilate.
- similar words:
- disfigure, distort, mutilate, torture
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| definition 2: |
to spoil the appearance of; make unsightly or ugly.
- similar words:
- disfigure
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| definition 3: |
to alter the shape of, as by pressure; transform.
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| related words: |
buckle, cripple, deface, twist, warp, wrench |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become deformed.
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| related words: |
warp |
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| derivations: |
deformative (adj.), deformer (n.) |
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