verbfirst conjugation
dēfōrmō
dēfōrmō (present infinitive dēfōrmāre, perfect active dēfōrmāvī, supine dēfōrmātum)
Classical[deːˈfoːr.moː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfɔr.mo]
Meaning
- to form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe
Deinde graphidis scientiam habēre, quō facilius exemplāribus pictīs quam velit operis speciem dēfōrmāre valeat.
Then to have knowledge of drawing, so it will be easy by way of example pictures to describe as he intends the appearance of work he wants to propose.c. 80 BCE – 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De Architectura 1.3.2 - to deform, disfigure; to spoil, mar
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
turpem faciōdēfōrmō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfōrmō | dēfōrmābam | dēfōrmābō | dēfōrmāvī | dēfōrmāveram | dēfōrmāverō dēformārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēfōrmās | dēfōrmābās | dēfōrmābis | dēfōrmāvistī dēformāstī | dēfōrmāverās dēformārās | dēfōrmāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēfōrmat | dēfōrmābat | dēfōrmābit | dēfōrmāvit | dēfōrmāverat dēformārat | dēfōrmāverit dēformārit |
| 1st pl. | dēfōrmāmus | dēfōrmābāmus | dēfōrmābimus | dēfōrmāvimus | dēfōrmāverāmus | dēfōrmāverimus dēformārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfōrmātis | dēfōrmābātis | dēfōrmābitis | dēfōrmāvistis dēformāstis | dēfōrmāverātis dēformārātis | dēfōrmāveritis dēformāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfōrmant | dēfōrmābant | dēfōrmābunt | dēfōrmāvērunt dēfōrmāvēre, dēformārunt | dēfōrmāverant dēformārant | dēfōrmāverint dēformārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfōrmem | dēfōrmārem | dēfōrmāverim dēformārim | dēfōrmāvissem dēformāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēfōrmēs | dēfōrmārēs | dēfōrmāverīs | dēfōrmāvissēs dēformāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēfōrmet | dēfōrmāret | dēfōrmāverit dēformārit | dēfōrmāvisset dēformāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēfōrmēmus | dēfōrmārēmus | dēfōrmāverīmus dēformārīmus | dēfōrmāvissēmus dēformāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēfōrmētis | dēfōrmārētis | dēfōrmāverītis dēformārītis | dēfōrmāvissētis dēformāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēfōrment | dēfōrmārent | dēfōrmāverint dēformārint | dēfōrmāvissent dēformāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfōrmor | dēfōrmābar | dēfōrmābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēfōrmāris dēfōrmāre | dēfōrmābāris dēfōrmābāre | dēfōrmāberis dēfōrmābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēfōrmātur | dēfōrmābātur | dēfōrmābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēfōrmāmur | dēfōrmābāmur | dēfōrmābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēfōrmāminī | dēfōrmābāminī | dēfōrmābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēfōrmantur | dēfōrmābantur | dēfōrmābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēfōrmer | dēfōrmārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēfōrmēris dēfōrmēre | dēfōrmārēris dēfōrmārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēfōrmētur | dēfōrmārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēfōrmēmur | dēfōrmārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēfōrmēminī | dēfōrmārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēfōrmentur | dēfōrmārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēfōrmā | dēfōrmāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēfōrmāte | dēfōrmāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēfōrmātō | dēfōrmātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēfōrmātō | dēfōrmātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēfōrmātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēfōrmantō | dēfōrmantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēfōrmāre | dēfōrmārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēfōrmāvisse dēformāsse | dēfōrmātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēfōrmātūrum esse | dēfōrmātum īrī |
| present participle | dēfōrmāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēfōrmātus dēfōrmāta, dēfōrmātā, dēfōrmātae, dēfōrmātam, dēfōrmātārum, dēfōrmātās, dēfōrmātī, dēfōrmātōrum, dēfōrmātōs |
| future participle | dēfōrmātūrus dēfōrmātūra, dēfōrmātūrā, dēfōrmātūrae, dēfōrmātūram, dēfōrmātūrārum, dēfōrmātūrās, dēfōrmātūre, dēfōrmātūrī, dēfōrmātūrīs, dēfōrmātūrō, dēfōrmātūrōrum, dēfōrmātūrōs, dēfōrmātūrum | dēfōrmandus dēfōrmanda, dēfōrmandā, dēfōrmandae, dēfōrmandam, dēfōrmandārum, dēfōrmandās, dēfōrmande, dēfōrmandīs, dēfōrmandōrum, dēfōrmandōs |
gerunddēfōrmandī, dēfōrmandō, dēfōrmandumsupinedēfōrmātum, dēfōrmātū
dē-formo, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to bring into form or shape; to form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe (class.).
I. Lit.:
areas, Cato R. R. 161; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 10: marmora prima manu, Quint. 5, 11, 30: non flosculos sed certos ac deformatos fructus ostenderat, full-formed, perfect, id. 6 prooem. § 9: tragicae (scenae) deformantur columnis et fastigiis et signis, are delineated, represented, Vitr. 5, 8; cf.: operis speciem exemplaribus pictis, to represent in outline, to sketch, id. 1, 1.— II. Trop.:
quae ita a fortuna deformata sunt, ut tamen a natura inchoata compareant, Cic. Sull. 26, 73; cf. Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 11: ille, quem supra deformavi, have depicted, described, Cic. Caecin. 5, 14; Sen. Ben. 7, 2: ministratio deformata litteris, Vulg. 2 Cor. 3, 7.dē-formo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. forma; cf. deformis,
I. to bring out of shape; to deform, disfigure; to spoil, mar (class.).
I. Lit.:
deformatus corpore, fractus animo, Cic. Att. 2, 21, 3 sq.; cf.: aerumnis deformatus, Sall. J. 14, 7: vultum macies deformat, Verg. G. 4, 254: membra veneno, Sil. 2, 707: capillos tonsura, Ov. A. A. 1, 517; cf.: canitiem multo pulvere, Verg. A. 10, 844 (for which, id. ib. 12, 611, turpare; and Catull. 64, 224; and Ov. M. 8, 530, foedare): parietes nudos ac deformatos reliquit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 55; cf. Liv. 37, 3: patriam turpissimis incendiis et ruinis, Auct. B. Alex. 24, 3; cf. Italiam, Auct. (Cicero?) ap. Quint. 9, 3, 31.—II. Trop., to mar, disgrace, dishonor:
quae accusatores deformandi hujus causa dixerunt, Cic. Cael. 2; cf.: (rusticana illa parsimonia) deformata atque ornamentis omnibus spoliata, id. Quint. 30, 92: ordinem prava lectione (senatus), Liv. 9, 30: victoriam clade, id. 33, 36 fin.; cf. id. 3, 71: multa bona uno vitio, id. 30, 14 fin.: orationem (with lacerare), Quint. 10, 7, 32: domum, Verg. A. 12, 805.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-fōrmō āvī, ātus, āre,
to bring into shape, form, depict, describe: quem supra deformavi.
dēfōrmō āvī, ātus, āre
de + forma, to bring out of shape, deform, disfigure, spoil, mar : deformatus corpore: aerumnis deformatus, S.: voltum, V.: parietes deformatos reliquit.—Fig., to mar, spoil, deteriorate, disgrace, dishonor : homo vitiis deformatus: deformandi huius causā dicere: imago viri deformata ignominiā: victoriam clade, L.: domum, V.
Origins
From two sources: * dē- + fōrmō * dēfōrmis + -ō yielding two fundamentally different meanings.
Descendants
- Catalandeformar
- Englishdeform
- Frenchdéformer
- Italiandeformare
- Portuguesedeformar
- Romaniandeforma
- Spanishdeformar
- Galiciandeformar
In English words that came into English from dēfōrmō
- deformdēfōrmāre