Antonyms for de forms
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-fawrm |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɔrm |
- adorn
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- beautify
- benefit
- better
- bless
- boost
- build
- chasten
- cherish
- clean
- cleanse
- commend
- compliment
- construct
- create
- cure
- decorate
- delight
- develop
- dignify
- elevate
- embellish
- enable
- enhance
- esteem
- exalt
- favor
- fix
- flourish
- grin
- grow
- heal
- help
- honor
- ignore
- improve
- increase
- laud
- mend
- neglect
- obey
- ornament
- please
- praise
- preserve
- protect
- purify
- raise
- repair
- respect
- rise
- save
- schedule
- set up
- smile
- smooth
- straighten
- strengthen
- treat well
- upgrade
- value
Definition of de forms
Origin :- c.1400, "to disfigure," from Old French deformer (13c.), from Latin deformare "put out of shape, disfigure," from de- (see de-) + formare (see form (v.)). Related: Deformed; deforming.
- As in injure : verb hurt, harm
- As in mar : verb hurt, damage
- As in bend : verb form or cause a curve
- As in warp : verb bend, distort
- As in refract : verb bend
- As in contort : verb disfigure, distort
- As in corrupt : verb pervert; pollute
- As in deface : verb mar, mutilate
- As in deform : verb distort, disfigure
- As in disfigure : verb make ugly
- As in grimace : verb make a pained expression
Synonyms for de forms
- abase
- abuse
- adulterate
- aggrieve
- angle
- angle away
- angle off
- animalize
- arch
- bastardize
- batter
- bend
- blemish
- blight
- blot
- bow
- break
- bribe
- bruise
- brutalize
- buckle
- camber
- careen
- circle
- color
- contaminate
- contort
- convolute
- corrupt
- crimp
- crinkle
- cripple
- crook
- crouch
- curl
- curve
- cut up
- damage
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decompose
- deface
- defile
- deflect
- deform
- degrade
- demean
- demolish
- demoralize
- deprave
- depreciate
- despoil
- destroy
- detour
- detract
- deviate
- dilapidate
- ding
- disable
- disfashion
- disfeature
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- distort
- distress
- do in
- double
- draw blood
- droop
- fix
- flaw
- flex
- foul
- foul up
- frown
- genuflect
- gnarl
- grease palm
- grieve
- grimace
- hack up
- harm
- hook
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- incline
- incurvate
- infect
- injure
- knot
- lean
- loop
- louse up
- lower
- lure
- maim
- make a face
- make a wry face
- malform
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mess up
- misrepresent
- misshape
- mistreat
- misuse
- mouth
- mug
- mutilate
- obliterate
- outrage
- pain
- pervert
- pique
- prejudice
- pull down
- putrefy
- queer
- ravage
- reduce
- rot
- rough up
- round
- ruin
- scar
- scowl
- scratch
- screw up one's face
- shake up
- skew
- smirk
- sneer
- spiral
- spoil
- square
- stain
- sting
- stoop
- suborn
- subvert
- sully
- swerve
- taint
- tarnish
- tilt
- torment
- torture
- total
- trash
- turn
- tweak
- twist
- undermine
- vandalize
- veer
- verge
- violate
- vitiate
- warp
- waste
- waver
- wax
- weaken
- wilt
- wince
- wind
- wound
- wreck
- wrench
- writhe
- wrong
- yaw
- zigzag
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