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deform

verb
  1. assume a different shape or form
  2. alter the shape of something by stress
    “Their body was deformed by leprosy.”
    strain
  3. become misshapen
    “The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake”
  4. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    twist
  5. twist and press out of shape
    wring
  6. make formless
    “the heat deformed the plastic sculpture”