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Deface
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impair
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tarnish
injure
spoil
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de⋅face
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–verb (used with object),
-faced,
-fac⋅ing.
1.
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
to deface a wall by writing on it.
2.
to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid:
to deface a bond.
Origin:
1275–1325;
ME
defacen
< OF
desfacier,
equiv. to
des-
dis-
1
+
facier
(
face
face
+
-ier
inf. suffix)
Related forms:
de⋅face⋅a⋅ble,
adjective
de⋅face⋅ment,
noun
de⋅fac⋅er,
noun
Synonyms:
1.
spoil.
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mar.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Word Origin & History
deface
c.1325, from O.Fr.
defacier,
from
des-
"away from" +
face
"face."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry:
de·face
Pronunciation:
di-'fAs
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Forms:
de·faced
;
de·fac·ing
:
to destroy or mar the face or surface of —
de·face·ment
noun
—
de·fac·er
noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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