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Definition of: deform
(di·fôrm′) v.t.
1. To mar or distort the form of; disfigure.
2. To spoil the beauty of; make ugly or dishonorable.
3. Mech. To change in form.
—v.i.
4. To become deformed or disfigured. [<L deformare <de- away, down + forma figure, form]
—de·form′a·bil′i·ty noun
—de·form′a·ble adjective
—de·form′er noun
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