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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) dēfōrmō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 donner une forme, façonner : marmora prima manu Quint. 5, 11, 30, dégrossir, ébaucher le marbre
2 dessiner, représenter : operis speciem Vitr. Arch. 1, 1, dessiner le plan d’un édifice || [fig.] décrire, représenter qqch., qqn : Cic. Sulla 73 ; Cæc. 14.
(2) dēfōrmō,¹² āvī, ātum, āre, tr., déformer, défigurer, enlaidir, rendre difforme : parietes nudos ac deformatos reliquit Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 122, il laissa les murs nus et privés de ce qui en faisait la beauté ; canitiem deformare pulvere Virg. En. 10, 844, souiller de poussière ses cheveux blancs || [fig.] altérer, dégrader, avilir, flétrir, souiller : quæ accusatores deformandi hujus causa dixerunt Cic. Cæl. 3, ce que les accusateurs ont dit pour le déshonorer ; orationem Quint. 10, 7, 32, défigurer un discours ; domum Virg. En. 12, 805, jeter la honte dans une famille.
