deform

Verb

• assume a different shape or form

• alter the shape of (something) by stress
  • His body was deformed by leprosy
    

• become misshapen
  • The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
    

• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  • bend the rod
    
  • twist the dough into a braid
    
  • the strong man could turn an iron bar
    

• twist and press out of shape

• make formless
  • the heat deformed the plastic sculpture
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  change shape , change form , distort , strain , flex , bend , twist , turn , contort , wring