De*form", a. [L. deformis;
de- + forma form: cf. OF. deforme, F.
difforme. Cf. Difform.] Deformed; misshapen;
shapeless; horrid. [Obs.]
Sight so deform what heart of rock could
long
Dry-eyed behold?
Milton.De*form" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deforming.] [L. deformare; de- + formare
to form, shape, fr. forma: cf. F. déformer. 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.