deform

(dĭ-fôrm')

v., -formed, -form·ing, -forms.

v.tr.

1. To spoil the natural form of; misshape: a body that had been deformed by disease.
2. To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure.
3. Physics. To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.
4. Geology. To change the original state or size of a rock mass, especially by folding or faulting.

v.intr.
To become deformed. See synonyms at distort.

[Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin dēfōrmāre : dē-, de- + fōrma, form.]

deformability de·form'a·bil'i·ty n.
deformable de·form'a·ble adj.

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verb

To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of: contort, disfigure, distort, misshape, twist. See beautiful/ugly.

v

Definition: distort, disfigure
Antonyms: beautify, improve

The ability of cells, such as erythrocytes, to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - deformere, vansire
v. intr. - blive deform, misdannes

Nederlands (Dutch)
misvormen, vervormen/ lelijk maken, deformeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - déformer, (Tech) fausser, (Anat, Phys) déformer, déformer (des goûts), défigurer, enlaidir (une ville)
v. intr. - se déformer (par l'arthrite)

Deutsch (German)
v. - entstellen, deformieren, verunstalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραμορφώνω/-ομαι, διαστρέφω, προσδίδω απαίσια όψη

Italiano (Italian)
deformare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deformar

Русский (Russian)
деформировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deformar, transformar
v. intr. - deformarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - deformera, vanställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使残缺, 使变形, 变畸形, 变形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使殘缺, 使變形
v. intr. - 變畸形, 變形

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 초라하게 하다, 장애로 만들다, 모습을 바꾸다
v. intr. - 초라해지다, 변형되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 変形させる, 醜くする, 変形する, 醜くなる, 奇形にする, ゆがめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشوه شكل أو مظهر شئ, يشوه شكل شئ بحيث يصبح شكله غير طبيعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיוות, השחית צורה‬
v. intr. - ‮הושחתה צורתו, התעוות‬

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