deface

[ dih-feys ]
/ dɪˈfeɪs /
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verb (used with object), de·faced, de·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 of deface

1275–1325; Middle English defacen < Old French desfacier, equivalent to des- dis-1 + facier ( face face + -ier infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR deface

1 spoil. See mar.
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OTHER WORDS FROM deface

Words nearby deface

deesis, deet, deets, def, def., deface, defaecate, defalcate, defalcation, defamation, defamatory

Words related to defacement

impairment, disfigurement, vandalism

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British Dictionary definitions for defacement

deface
/ (dɪˈfeɪs) /

verb

(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure

Derived forms of deface

defaceable, adjective defacement, noun defacer, noun