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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
Verb
[-facing, -faced] to deliberately spoil the surface or appearance of
defacement 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
Translations
deface [dɪˈfeɪs] vtdesfigurar, mutilar

deface [dɪˈfeɪs] vtdégrader; barbouiller rendre illisible

deface [dɪˈfeɪs] vt (with paint etc) → beschmieren;
(slash, tear) → zerstören

deface [dɪˈfeɪs] vtimbrattare

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 turmella défigurer, dégrader לְהַשְׁחִית विकृत कर देना izobličiti, naružiti elcsúfít merusak afmynda sfigurare, deturpare 外観を醜くする (외관을) 더럽히다, 훼손하다 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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