Deform
verb
To change something's usual or normal shape or condition in a way that is not attractive, or to cause this change.
The car was badly deformed in the accident.
Often appears as...
- deform under pressure
- deform in heat
verb
In physics, to change the shape of an object by applying a force to it.
The metal deforms easily when it's heated.
Often appears as...
- deform permanently
- deform plastically
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Academic
verb
In medicine, to change the shape or structure of an part of the body, especially the skeleton.
His spine was deformed from years of poor posture.
Often appears as...
- deform at birth
- deform over time
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Academic
verb
To change something's usual or normal shape or condition in a way that is not attractive, or to cause this change.
The car was badly deformed in the accident.
Often appears as...
- deform under pressure
- deform in heat
verb
In physics, to change the shape of an object by applying a force to it.
The metal deforms easily when it's heated.
Often appears as...
- deform permanently
- deform plastically
Usage tips
Academic
verb
In medicine, to change the shape or structure of an part of the body, especially the skeleton.
His spine was deformed from years of poor posture.
Often appears as...
- deform at birth
- deform over time
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
The word 'deform' often implies something looks worse after being changed, not just different.
The sculpture deformed by the fall lost its aesthetic value.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Change
'Deform' suggests the change was unintended and unwanted, typically as a result of damage.
The heat from the fire deformed the vinyl records.
Pro Tip 3/3Irregular Process
Using 'deform' hints that the process of change was irregular or uneven.
The plastic bottle deformed as it melted unevenly in the heat.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
The word 'deform' often implies something looks worse after being changed, not just different.
The sculpture deformed by the fall lost its aesthetic value.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Change
'Deform' suggests the change was unintended and unwanted, typically as a result of damage.
The heat from the fire deformed the vinyl records.
Pro Tip 3/3Irregular Process
Using 'deform' hints that the process of change was irregular or uneven.
The plastic bottle deformed as it melted unevenly in the heat.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
The word 'deform' often implies something looks worse after being changed, not just different.
The sculpture deformed by the fall lost its aesthetic value.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Change
'Deform' suggests the change was unintended and unwanted, typically as a result of damage.
The heat from the fire deformed the vinyl records.
Pro Tip 3/3Irregular Process
Using 'deform' hints that the process of change was irregular or uneven.
The plastic bottle deformed as it melted unevenly in the heat.
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Under the hood: The...
But combustion is an exothermic reaction, meaning it releases heat. Lots of it. And while much of this heat escapes through the tail pipe, the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in.
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Boyd Varty: What I...
because he said she walked like she was doing the Elvis the pelvis dance. She was born with very badly deformed back legs and pelvis. She arrived at our reserve from a reserve east of us on her migratory route. When I first saw her, I thought she would be dead in a matter of days.
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Pico Iyer: A Portable...
it set all kinds of habits loose in me but I think one of the main ones was being very comfortable in the process of travel and maybe not so good at settling down in any community but certainly formed or deformed me for life I think and the other thing that that instantly
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The incredible potential...
or how carefully we program them, but rather look at their bodies. There is obviously something wrong with it, because what makes a robot precise and strong also makes them ridiculously dangerous and ineffective in the real world, because their body cannot deform
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Africa is open for...
companies in Africa which by definition means probably one of the largest in the world because Africa is one of the greatest growth areas in this industry and here is experience I don't deform change light Oh our goal is to make fun affordable for the need
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John Hodgman: A brief...
that lived in a giant tank with this orange mist of psychedelic spice swirling around him, allowing him to bend space and time. He could never leave the tank or interact with the outside world. He had become, in his isolation, so deformed and so sexy,
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Bone Collector PIPE Ben...
bump on her head which is an abscess in one to four so some skeletons I think have character got a Chinese water deer and I'm working on right now getting the skeleton I actually see that the whole left side of his body was deformed and his hoar hip
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The most groundbreaking...
oldest up to newest. If layers were deformed, tilted, cut by a fault or a canyon, that change came after the layer formed. Sounds simple today; back then, revolutionary. He'd invented stratigraphy and laid geology's ground work.
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This ancient rock is...
bacteria life had grabbed a strong foothold by about 3.5 to four billion years ago. The rocks older than this have been either destroyed or highly deformed through plate tectonics. So what remains a missing piece of the puzzle
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A secret weapon against...
Fortunately, that's quite rare, and most people recover. But if you're pregnant when you're infected you're at risk of something terrible. Indeed, a child with a deformed head. Here's a normal baby.
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Under the hood: The...
But combustion is an exothermic reaction, meaning it releases heat. Lots of it. And while much of this heat escapes through the tail pipe, the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in.
Video examples
Boyd Varty: What I...
because he said she walked like she was doing the Elvis the pelvis dance. She was born with very badly deformed back legs and pelvis. She arrived at our reserve from a reserve east of us on her migratory route. When I first saw her, I thought she would be dead in a matter of days.
Video examples
Pico Iyer: A Portable...
it set all kinds of habits loose in me but I think one of the main ones was being very comfortable in the process of travel and maybe not so good at settling down in any community but certainly formed or deformed me for life I think and the other thing that that instantly
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The incredible potential...
or how carefully we program them, but rather look at their bodies. There is obviously something wrong with it, because what makes a robot precise and strong also makes them ridiculously dangerous and ineffective in the real world, because their body cannot deform
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Africa is open for...
companies in Africa which by definition means probably one of the largest in the world because Africa is one of the greatest growth areas in this industry and here is experience I don't deform change light Oh our goal is to make fun affordable for the need
Video examples
John Hodgman: A brief...
that lived in a giant tank with this orange mist of psychedelic spice swirling around him, allowing him to bend space and time. He could never leave the tank or interact with the outside world. He had become, in his isolation, so deformed and so sexy,
Video examples
Bone Collector PIPE Ben...
bump on her head which is an abscess in one to four so some skeletons I think have character got a Chinese water deer and I'm working on right now getting the skeleton I actually see that the whole left side of his body was deformed and his hoar hip
Video examples
The most groundbreaking...
oldest up to newest. If layers were deformed, tilted, cut by a fault or a canyon, that change came after the layer formed. Sounds simple today; back then, revolutionary. He'd invented stratigraphy and laid geology's ground work.
Video examples
This ancient rock is...
bacteria life had grabbed a strong foothold by about 3.5 to four billion years ago. The rocks older than this have been either destroyed or highly deformed through plate tectonics. So what remains a missing piece of the puzzle
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A secret weapon against...
Fortunately, that's quite rare, and most people recover. But if you're pregnant when you're infected you're at risk of something terrible. Indeed, a child with a deformed head. Here's a normal baby.
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William Godwin
English Writer
Sympathy is one of the principles most widely rooted in our nature: we rejoice to see ourselves reflected in another; and, perversely enough, we sometimes have a secret pleasure in seeing the sin which dwells in ourselves existing under a deformed and monstrous aspect in another.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back?
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Rita Rudner
American Comedian
Barbie ruined my life! It's a really bad image for women. For a long time I thought I was deformed - because my heels didn't touch the ground. I was walking around on tiptoes. What's up with that? I think that it's a bad thing for a woman to try to emulate.
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Keith Gessen
American Novelist
To be on the other side of the law-and-order machine in this country is awful. It is dehumanizing and degrading and deforming. It fills you with a helpless rage because, once there, you can only make things worse for yourself by speaking up.
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Steven Pressfield
American Author
The more important a call to action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel about answering it. But to yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.
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W. G. Sebald
German Writer
I don't want to talk about my trials and tribulations. Once you reveal even part of what your real problems might be in life, they come back in a deformed way.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
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Mercy Otis Warren
American Playwright
The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul.
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Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I was born with legs, but they were so deformed.
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William Godwin
English Writer
Sympathy is one of the principles most widely rooted in our nature: we rejoice to see ourselves reflected in another; and, perversely enough, we sometimes have a secret pleasure in seeing the sin which dwells in ourselves existing under a deformed and monstrous aspect in another.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back?
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Rita Rudner
American Comedian
Barbie ruined my life! It's a really bad image for women. For a long time I thought I was deformed - because my heels didn't touch the ground. I was walking around on tiptoes. What's up with that? I think that it's a bad thing for a woman to try to emulate.
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Keith Gessen
American Novelist
To be on the other side of the law-and-order machine in this country is awful. It is dehumanizing and degrading and deforming. It fills you with a helpless rage because, once there, you can only make things worse for yourself by speaking up.
Quote examples
Steven Pressfield
American Author
The more important a call to action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel about answering it. But to yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.
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W. G. Sebald
German Writer
I don't want to talk about my trials and tribulations. Once you reveal even part of what your real problems might be in life, they come back in a deformed way.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
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Mercy Otis Warren
American Playwright
The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul.
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Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I was born with legs, but they were so deformed.
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