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deform

verb

make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
Antonyms: form
twist and press out of shape
Synonyms: contort, distort, wring
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
Synonyms: bend, flex, turn, twist Antonyms: unbend
become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
Synonyms: distort, strain
assume a different shape or form
Synonyms: change form, change shape