defacing

[dih-feys]

Origin

verb (used with object), -faced, -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.

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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Defacing is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Word Origin & History

deface

early 14c., from O.Fr. defacier, from des- "away from" + face "face."

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