Dictionary definition · deform
verb
- make formless"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
- twist and press out of shape
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form"bend the rod"
- become misshapen"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
- alter the shape of (something) by stress"His body was deformed by leprosy"
- assume a different shape or form
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).