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form
(FORM)shape
Latin for shape. To transform is to change shape; uniform is one shape.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeExample words
transform
to change shape
uniform
of one shape — what a group all wears
reform
to shape again — to improve
deform
to change the shape (usually for the worse)
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing form, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
uniform
of one shape — what a group all wears
transform
to change shape
reform
to shape again — to improve
deform
to change the shape (usually for the worse)
metamorphosis
a complete change of form
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
Browse all build, break, make roots →L.4.4bL.5.4b