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deform

/dɪˈfɔːm/

/dɪˈfɔrm/

Translations

deformverb

deformed

Past Simple

deformed

Past Participle

deforming

Gerund

/dɪˈfɔːm/

/dɪˈfɔrm/

деформировать

The heat can deform the plastic.

Жара может деформировать пластик.

Synonyms

Antonyms

deformadjective

more deform

Comp.

most deform

Super.

/dɪˈfɔːm/

/dɪˈfɔrm/

Archaic usage, chiefly literary; rarely encountered in modern English.

Synonyms

Definitions

deformverb

To alter the shape or structure of something, often in a way that makes it less attractive or functional.

The intense heat caused the plastic to deform.

To spoil the appearance or shape of something.

The pressure of the heavy load deformed the metal beam.

To become distorted in shape or form; to lose its original configuration under stress.

If heated too quickly, the glass may deform and crack.

deformadjective

Misshapen; disfigured; ugly (archaic).

He called the creature so deform that none dared look upon it.