English → Latin
“deform” in Latin
dēfōrmōto form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe; to deform, disfigure; to spoil, marturpōto make ugly; disfigure, deform, mar; defile, pollute; to dishonor, disgracecorrumpōto pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect; to gain to oneself by gifts, etc.; bribe; to spoil or rotdēprāvōto pervert, distort or disfigure; to seduce, corrupt or depravevertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve; to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, honestāsrespectability; honor, honour, honorableness; (honorable) character, integrity, probity, virtueindustriaenergetic activity, industry, application, diligence; purposefulness, purpose
The English word deform itself goes back to Latin fōrma, through dēfōrmis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deform
deformare (to deform or disfigure): turpare (to deform or make ugly; Tac.): in pejus fingere (to make a caricature of, Hor., Ep., 2, 1, 265): corrumpere (to deform, spoil, or mar): corrumpere formam et pulchritudinem alicujus rei (e.g., honestatis, Cic.): depravare (to deform, distort, or pervert; IMPROP. = to interpret falsely; purposely, industria): in pejus mutare or vertere (IMPROP., to interpret incorrectly).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deform?
- The usual Latin words for “deform” are dēfōrmō, turpō, corrumpō; also dēprāvō, vertō, honestās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.