Deform vs Destroy - What's the difference?
deform | destroy |
To change the form of, negatively.
To change the looks of, negatively; to disfigure.
To mar the character of.
To alter the shape of by stress.
To become misshapen or changed in shape.
(obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
In lang=en terms the difference between deform and destroy
is that deform is to become misshapen or changed in shape while destroy is to put down or euthanize.As verbs the difference between deform and destroy
is that deform is to change the form of, negatively while destroy isto damage beyond use or repair
. As an adjective deform
is (obsolete) deformed, misshapen.deform
English
Verb
(en verb)- a face deformed by bitterness
- a marriage deformed by jealousy
Synonyms
* distort, contort, warpDerived terms
* deformable * deformationAdjective
(en adjective)- who so kild that monster most deforme , / And him in hardy battaile ouercame, / Should haue mine onely daughter to his Dame [...].
Anagrams
* English ergative verbsdestroy
English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.