deface

de·face

 (dĭ-fās′)

tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es

1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure.

2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of.

3. Obsolete To obliterate; destroy.

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[Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier : des-, de- + face, face; see face.]

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de·face′a·ble adj.

de·face′ment n.

de·fac′er n.

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deface

(dɪˈfeɪs)

vb

(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure

deˈfaceable adj

deˈfacement n

deˈfacer n

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de•face

(dɪˈfeɪs)

v.t. -faced, -fac•ing.

1. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure.

2. to make illegible: to deface a bond.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French desfacier=des- dis-¹ + facier (derivative of face face)]

de•face′a•ble, adj.

de•face′ment, n.

de•fac′er, n.

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deface

Past participle: defaced
Gerund: defacing

Imperative

deface

deface

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

deface - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" blemish, disfigure mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" mangle, maul - injure badly by beating pock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

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deface

verb vandalize, damage, destroy, total (slang), injure, mar, spoil, trash (slang), impair, tarnish, obliterate, mutilate, deform, blemish, disfigure, sully It's illegal to deface banknotes.

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Translations

يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِم

znetvořit

skæmmeskamfere

entstellen

défigurerdégrader

elcsúfít

afmynda

deturpare

subjaurotisudarkyti

izkropļotsabojāt

skamfere

çirkinleştirmekgörünüşünü bozmak

丑化损伤...外观

deface

[dɪˈfeɪs] VT [+ wall, monument] → llenar de pintadas; [+ work of art, poster, book] → pintarrajear

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deface

[dɪˈfeɪs] vt [+ wall, notice] → dégrader

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deface

vt → verunstalten

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deface

[dɪˈfeɪs] vt (wall, monument) → deturpare; (work of art) → sfregiare; (statue) → mutilare; (poster) → imbrattare

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deface

(diˈfeis) verb

to spoil the appearance of. The statue had been defaced with red paint. skend, beskadig يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِم развалям външния вид desfigurar znetvořit entstellen skamfere; skæmme καταστρέφω την όψη desfigurar välimust rikkuma بد چهره کردن؛ از قیافه انداختن tuhria défigurer, dégrader לְהַשְׁחִית विकृत कर देना izobličiti, naružiti elcsúfít merusak afmynda sfigurare, deturpare 外観を醜くする 흉하게 하다 subjauroti, sudarkyti sabojāt; izkropļot merosakkan schendenskjemme, vansire, skamfere oszpecać بڼه ورخرابول، بې شكله كول، بې مخه كول desfigurar a desfigura обезображивать zohyzdiť (s)kaziti unakaziti vanställa, vanpryda ทำให้มีรอยตำหนิ görünüşünü bozmak, çirkinleştirmek 損傷...外觀，醜化 спотворювати, псувати صورت بگاڑنا làm mất mặt 损伤...外观，丑化

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deface

vt. mutilar, deformar, desfigurar.

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