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dis·fig·ure  (ds-fgyr)

tr.v. dis·fig·ured, dis·fig·ur·ing, dis·fig·ures

To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform.

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[Middle English disfiguren, from Old French desfigurer : des-, dis- + figure, figure (from Latin figra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]

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dis·figu·ration, dis·figure·ment n.

dis·figur·er n.

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disfigure

Verb

[-uring, -ured] to spoil the appearance or shape of

disfigurement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" blemish, deface 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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disfigure

verb 1. damage, scar, mutilate, maim, injure, wound, deform

2. mar, distort, blemish, deface, make ugly, disfeature

Translations

disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt → desfigurar

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disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt → défigurer

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disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt → entstellen;

(object, place) → verunstalten

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disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt → sfigurare