Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense deforms, present participle deforming, past tense, past participle deformed
V-ERG (使)变形;(使)成畸形;损毁…的外形 If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms. (使)变形;(使)成畸形;损毁…的外形
Bad rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs. [VERB noun]
严重的类风湿性关节炎会造成四肢变形。
...the ability of a metal to deform to a new shape without cracking. [VERB]