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form

Latin

Variants

formforma

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About This Root

From Latin forma (form, shape, figure, appearance). Extremely productive across registers: form, formal, format, formula, and formulate relate to structure and shape. Prefixes create rich meanings: conform (shape together), deform (shape badly), inform (shape the mind), reform (re-shape), transform (shape across), and uniform (one shape).

Associated Words

conform

To behave according to accepted standards; to comply with requirements

IELTSTOEFLGRE

conformist

A person who follows social norms; tending to conform to conventions

GREB1

conformity

Compliance with rules or social norms; agreement or similarity

TOEFLGREB1

deform

To distort or become misshapen; having an abnormal shape

TOEFLA2

deformation

A change in shape or form, especially due to stress

TOEFLA2

diversiform

Having different or varying forms

form

the shape of something; a document to fill in; to create or develop

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

formal

Following official rules or conventions; a formal social event

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

formality

A required procedure or custom; something done as a routine convention

GREA2

formalized

Made official or given a recognized form

TOEFLA2

format

The layout or structure of a document; to arrange or set up a document's layout

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

formation

The process of coming into being; an arrangement of people or things

NGSL 3kTOEFLGRE

formative

Having a strong influence on development; relating to early formation

TOEFLGREA2

formerly

At a previous time; in the past

TOEFLB2

forms

Shapes or printed documents; creates or develops something

IELTSA2

formula

A rule expressed in symbols; a method for achieving a result

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

formulate

To express or develop something clearly and precisely

IELTSTOEFLA2

formulation

The act of expressing something clearly; a prepared mixture

A2

inform

To tell someone about a fact or situation; to give character to something

NGSL 2kB1

informal

Relaxed and casual; not official or formal

TOEFLB2

information

facts or knowledge about a topic; a message

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

informative

Providing useful or interesting information

IELTSTOEFLB1

informed

Knowledgeable; based on good understanding of the facts

TOEFLGREA2

informer

A person who secretly reports others to authorities

GREA2

perform

to do or carry out; to present to an audience

NGSL 1kTOEFLA2

performance

a show or concert; how well something works

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

platform

A raised surface for standing on; a railway boarding area; a political programme

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

prefigure

To be an early sign of something to come; to foreshadow

GREA1

reform

A change to improve something flawed; to correct and improve

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

reformer

A person who works to bring about social or political reform

TOEFLA2

reformism

The doctrine of achieving change through gradual reform rather than revolution

TOEFLA2

transform

To change completely in form or nature; a mathematical conversion operation

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

transformation

A dramatic change in form, appearance, or character

TOEFLB1

uniformity

The state of being the same throughout; lack of variation

TOEFLA2

uniformly

In a consistent and even manner

A2