deform

verbs

make formless

"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

deform

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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

twist and press out of shape

contort, deform, distort, wring

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cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

"bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

bend, deform, flex, turn, twist

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become misshapen

"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

deform

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assume a different shape or form

alter the shape of (something) by stress

"His body was deformed by leprosy"

deform, distort, strain

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assume a different shape or form

change form, change shape, deform

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