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Pronunciation : De*form"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape, fr. forma: cf. F. d?former. See Form.]
Definition : 1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world. Shak.

2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. Above those passions that this world deform. Thomson.

t. [imp. & p. p. Deformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deforming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*form"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF. deforme, F. difforme. Cf. Difform.]
Definition : Defn: Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. [Obs.] Sight so deform what heart of rock could long Dry-eyed behold Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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