Deforming

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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