disfigure
Use Disfigure in a sentence
yər; verb (used with object), dis·fig·ured, dis·fig·ur·ing.
1.
to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
2.
to mar the effect or excellence of: His reputation was disfigured by instances of political favoritism.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface |
| 2. | to mar the effect or quality of |
| dis'figurer | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Although inexpensive methods of marking, both punching and perforating damage and disfigure materials.
Chlorotic spots disfigure fruit and lesions may cause tree dieback.
Donation does not disfigure the body and will not change its appearance in a casket.
They disfigure landscape and make the land unfit for growing crops.
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