déformer

See also: deformer

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin deformāre. By surface analysis, dé- +‎ former.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fɔʁ.me/
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Verb

déformer

  1. (transitive) to distort, to twist out of shape, to contort (to bring something out of shape)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to distort, to pervert
    déformer les propos de quelqu'unto twist someone's words

Conjugation

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