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defacer
[
dih-
feys
]
Origin
de·face
/
dɪˈfeɪs
/
Show Spelled
[
dih-
feys
]
Show IPA
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;
Middle English
defacen
<
Old French
desfacier,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
facier
(
face
face
+
-ier
infinitive suffix)
Related forms
de·face·a·ble,
adjective
de·face·ment,
noun
de·fac·er,
noun
un·de·face·a·ble,
adjective
un·de·faced,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
spoil.
See
mar.
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deface
(dɪˈfeɪs)
—
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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Word Origin & History
deface
early 14c., from O.Fr. defacier, from des- "away from" + face "face."
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