DEFORM

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French desfurmer, from Latin ~are, from de- + formare to form, from forma form Date: 15th century transitive verb to spoil the form of, 2. to spoil the looks of ; disfigure , to mar the character of , to alter the shape of by stress, intransitive verb to become misshapen or changed in shape, ~able adjective Synonyms: see: ~