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deform

Dictionary definition · deform

verb

  1. make formless"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
  2. twist and press out of shape
  3. cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form"bend the rod"
  4. become misshapen"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
  5. alter the shape of (something) by stress"His body was deformed by leprosy"
  6. assume a different shape or form

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).