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Deform vs Modify - What's the difference?

deform | modify |

In lang=en terms the difference between deform and modify

is that deform is to become misshapen or changed in shape while modify is to be or become modified.

As verbs the difference between deform and modify

is that deform is to change the form of, negatively while modify is to make partial changes to.

As an adjective deform

is (obsolete) deformed, misshapen.

deform

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To change the form of, negatively.
  • To change the looks of, negatively; to disfigure.
  • a face deformed by bitterness
  • To mar the character of.
  • a marriage deformed by jealousy
  • To alter the shape of by stress.
  • To become misshapen or changed in shape.
  • Synonyms

    * distort, contort, warp

    Derived terms

    * deformable * deformation

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
  • who so kild that monster most deforme , / And him in hardy battaile ouercame, / Should haue mine onely daughter to his Dame [...].

    modify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make partial changes to.
  • To be or become modified.
  • Synonyms

    * adapt, alter, amend, revamp, rework

    References

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