deface
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de·face
(dĭ-fās′)tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es
1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure.
2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of.
3. Obsolete To obliterate; destroy.
[Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier : des-, de- + face, face; see face.]
de·face′a·ble adj.
de·face′ment n.
de·fac′er n.
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deface
(dɪˈfeɪs)vb
(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure
deˈfaceable adj
deˈfacement n
deˈfacer n
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de•face
(dɪˈfeɪs)v.t. -faced, -fac•ing.
1. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure.
2. to make illegible: to deface a bond.
de•face′a•ble, adj.
de•face′ment, n.
de•fac′er, n.
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deface
Past participle: defaced
Gerund: defacing
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| Verb | 1. |  deface - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
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deface
verb vandalize, damage, destroy, total (slang), injure, mar, spoil, trash (slang), impair, tarnish, obliterate, mutilate, deform, blemish, disfigure, sully It's illegal to deface banknotes.
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Translations
يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِم
znetvořit
skæmmeskamfere
elcsúfít
afmynda
subjaurotisudarkyti
izkropļotsabojāt
çirkinleştirmekgörünüşünü bozmak
deface
[dɪˈfeɪs] VT [+ wall, monument] → llenar de pintadas; [+ work of art, poster, book] → pintarrajearCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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deface
vt → verunstalten
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deface
[dɪˈfeɪs] vt (wall, monument) → deturpare; (work of art) → sfregiare; (statue) → mutilare; (poster) → imbrattareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deface
(diˈfeis) verb to spoil the appearance of. The statue had been defaced with red paint.
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deface
vt. mutilar, deformar, desfigurar.
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