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deface

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de·face  (d-fs)
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.

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

de·facea·ble adj.
de·facement n.
de·facer n.

deface [dɪˈfeɪs]
vb
(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure
defaceable  adj
defacement  n
defacer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deface - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
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"

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

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

deface

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

deface
v deface [diˈfeis]
to spoil the appearance of The statue had been defaced with red paint. skend, beskadig يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِم развалям външния вид znetvořit skamfere; skæmme entstellen 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 schenden skjemme, vansire, skamfere oszpecać 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 ...


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Fortunately, nothing can deface the beauty of a ship.
Concerning the means of procuring unity; men must beware, that in the procuring, or reuniting, of religious unity, they do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity, and of human society.
If you visit your friend, why need you apologize for not having visited him, and waste his time and deface your own act?
 
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