deformed; deforming; deforms
1
: to spoil the form of
2
a
: to spoil the looks of : disfigure
a face deformed by bitterness
b
: to mar the character of
a marriage deformed by jealousy
3
: to alter the shape of by stress
: to become misshapen or changed in shape
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Examples of deform in a Sentence
The disease eventually deforms the bones.
The disease eventually causes the bones to deform.
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On a molecular level, sarcomeres—proteins that aid contraction—were shorter and disordered after space exposure, and cells’ mitochondria, responsible for energy production, had become deformed.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Not theory indoctrination that will deform their minds and body.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Webs deformed instantly when jolted with static from flies, aphids, honeybees, and even water droplets.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
That shift forces the enclosing cell to deform and turn rigid, taking on the sickled appearance that gives the disease its name.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Not theory indoctrination that will deform their minds and body.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Webs deformed instantly when jolted with static from flies, aphids, honeybees, and even water droplets.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
That shift forces the enclosing cell to deform and turn rigid, taking on the sickled appearance that gives the disease its name.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Deform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deform. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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deform
verb
de·form
di-ˈfȯ(ə)rm 
ˈdē-
: to make or become misshapen or changed in shape
deformation
noun
ˌdē-ˌfȯr-ˈmā-shən
ˌdef-ər-
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