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- [dih-fawrm]
- /dɪˈfɔrm/
- /dɪˈfɔːm/
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- [dih-fawrm]
- /dɪˈfɔrm/
Definitions of deform word
- verb deform If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms. 3
- verb deform to make or become misshapen or distorted 3
- verb deform to mar the beauty of; disfigure 3
- verb deform to subject or be subjected to a stress that causes a change of dimensions 3
- verb transitive deform to impair the form or shape of 3
- verb transitive deform to make ugly; disfigure 3
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Origin of deform
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English deformen < Latin dēfōrmāre, equivalent to dē- de- + fōrmāre to form
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Parts of speech for Deform
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deform popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
deform usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deform
verb deform
- skew — to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- contort — If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- maim — to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
Antonyms for deform
verb deform
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
Top questions with deform
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- how do rocks deform?
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