disfeature

 [dis-fee-cher]  

dis·fea·ture

   [dis-fee-cher]
verb (used with object), dis·fea·tured, dis·fea·tur·ing.
to mar the features of; disfigure.
Origin:
1650–60; dis-1 + feature

Related forms
dis·fea·ture·ment, noun
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disfeature (dɪsˈfiːtʃə)
 
—vb
(tr) to mar the features or appearance of; deface
 
dis'featurement
 
—n

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