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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Deform \De*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deformed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deforming}.] [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape,
fr. forma: cf. F. d['e]former. See {Form}.]
1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to
disfigure.
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Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time
Into this breathing world. --Shak.
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2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or
perfection; to dishonor.
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Above those passions that this world deform.
--Thomson.
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