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deform

[dih-fawrm] / dɪˈfɔrm /
VERB
distort, disfigure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contort impair maim mangle mutilate skew
STRONG
batter blemish buckle damage deface flaw gnarl grimace injure knot mar ruin spoil twist warp wince
WEAK
malform misshape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist cure heal help repair
STRONG
adorn beautify decorate embellish fix grow mend ornament straighten
WEAK
improve

Example Sentences

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Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Because touchdown airbursts often fail to deform the landscape in lasting ways, confirming their occurrence is much more difficult.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

I love this quote by Ntozake Shange: “i cant count the number of times i have viscerally wanted to attack deform n maim the language that i was taught to hate myself in.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

Internal geological processes slowly deform the surfaces of Venus, Mars, Ganymede and Europa, as well as Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan