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deform
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
deform
(verb)
deformed
(adjective)
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deform
/dɪ
ˈ
foɚm/
verb
deforms
;
deformed
;
deforming
deform
/dɪ
ˈ
foɚm/
verb
deforms
;
deformed
;
deforming
Learner's definition of DEFORM
:
to change something so that it no longer has its normal or original shape
[
+ object
]
The disease eventually
deforms
the bones.
a face
deformed
[=
distorted, contorted
] by hatred
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[
no object
]
The disease eventually causes the bones to
deform
.
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— deformation
/ˌdiːˌfoɚ
ˈ
meɪʃən/
noun
,
plural
deformations
[
count
]
skeletal
deformations
[=(more commonly)
deformities
]
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[
noncount
]
the
deformation
of steel
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