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Deforming

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            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.
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