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Meaning of 'deface' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deface [ v. t.]
- To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record.
- To destroy; to make null.

Meaning of 'deface' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deface [ v]
Meaning (1):
- mar or spoil the appearance of
Example in sentence:
  • scars defaced her cheeks;
  • The vandals disfigured the statue

Nearby Words:

defaced defacement defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated defalcating

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