deform

  • 11deform — c.1400, to disfigure, from O.Fr. deformer (13c.), from L. deformare put out of shape, disfigure, from de (see DE (Cf. de )) + formare (see FORM (Cf. form)). Related: Deformed; deforming …

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  • 12deform — [v] distort, disfigure batter, blemish, buckle, contort, cripple, damage, deface, flaw, gnarl, grimace, impair, injure, knot, maim, malform, mangle, mar, misshape, mutilate, ruin, skew, spoil, twist, warp, wince; concepts 246,250 Ant. beautify,… …

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  • 13deform — ► VERB ▪ distort the shape or form of; make misshapen. DERIVATIVES deformable adjective deformation noun …

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  • 14deform — UK [dɪˈfɔː(r)m] / US [dɪˈfɔrm] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms deform : present tense I/you/we/they deform he/she/it deforms present participle deforming past tense deformed past participle deformed to change shape, or to make something …

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  • 15deform — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French desfurmer, from Latin deformare, from de + formare to form, from forma form Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to spoil the form of 2. a. to spoil the looks of ; …

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  • 16deform — de|form [dıˈfo:m US o:rm] v [I and T] if you deform something, or if it deforms, its usual shape changes so that its usefulness or appearance is spoiled ▪ Wearing badly fitting shoes can deform your feet …

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  • 17deform — de|form [ dı fɔrm ] verb intransitive or transitive to change shape, or make something change its shape, in a way that is not attractive or good: Wearing shoes that are too tight will deform your feet …

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  • 18deform — [[t]dɪfɔ͟ː(r)m[/t]] deforms, deforming, deformed V ERG 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. [V n] Bad rheumatoid… …

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  • 19deform — verb shoes that will not cramp or deform the toes Syn: disfigure, bend out of shape, contort, buckle, warp; damage, impair …

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  • 20Deform (группа) — Deform Годы c 2003 по настоящее время Страна   …

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