deface
verb (used with object)
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure.
are defacing
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present progressiveof deface.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There has also been a spike in Cybertruck vandalism across the US, and some car owners are defacing their own Teslas in protest of Musk.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2025
“You are defacing someone’s building, and where they work and where they live and where they play.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
They have defaced Monte Igueldo already, and now they are defacing the Castillo.
From Youth and Egolatry by Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat) Fassett
