de-face
verb (used with object), de·faced, de·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.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure | |
| de'faceable | |
| —adj | |
| de'facement | |
| —n | |
| de'facer | |
| —n | |
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deface
early 14c., from O.Fr. defacier, from des- "away from" + face "face."
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