deface
Meanings
Verb
- mar or spoil the appearance of
- "scars defaced her cheeks"
- To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
- To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of.
- To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.
Synonyms
befoul, besmirch, blemish, blight, cancel, contaminate, contort, damage, deface, defame, defile, deform, demolish, destroy, destruct, devalue, devastate, dilapidate, disfigure, disgrace, distort, harm, impair, injure, maim, mangle, mar, mutilate, nullify, obliterate, pollute, ruin, scar, scath, scathe, scratch, shend, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, trash, uglify, undermine, vandalize, void, worsen, wreck
Scrabble Score: 12
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