🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

deformieren

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deformieren

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deform/dɪˈfɔːrm/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die intensive Hitze kann das Plastikmaterial deformieren."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To distort the shape or form of something.

    "The intense heat can deform the plastic material."
  2. 2

    To alter something from its original state, often in a negative way.

    "The harsh criticism seemed to deform her original ideas."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'deform' originates from the Latin 'deformare', which means 'to disfigure' or 'to distort'. It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, reflecting a shift in meaning from physical alteration to a broader sense of distortion or corruption.

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