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deface

[ dih-feys ]
/ dɪˈfeɪs /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR deface

verb (used with object), de·faced, de·fac·ing.

to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid: to deface a bond.

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Origin of deface

1275–1325; Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier, equivalent to des-dis-1 + facier (faceface + -ier infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR deface

1 spoil.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR deface

synonym study for deface

1. See mar.

OTHER WORDS FROM deface

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Words related to deface

vandalize, obliterate, demolish, sully, harm, blemish, disfigure, injure, tarnish, scratch, ruin, wreck, damage, distort, impair, contort, spoil, destroy, trash, mangle

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British Dictionary definitions for deface

deface
/ (dɪˈfeɪs) /

verb

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

Derived forms of deface

defaceable, adjectivedefacement, noundefacer, noun
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