deface (verb)
11deface — /dəˈfeɪs / (say duh fays) verb (t) (defaced, defacing) 1. to mar the face or appearance of; disfigure. 2. to blot out; obliterate; efface. {Middle English deface(n), from French (obsolete) defacer, earlier desfacier, from des dis 1 + face face}… …
12deface — de|face [ dı feıs ] verb transitive to deliberately damage something valuable by writing on it or breaking it …
13deface — [dɪˈfeɪs] verb [T] to deliberately damage something, usually by writing on it …
14defacement — deface ► VERB ▪ spoil the surface or appearance of. DERIVATIVES defacement noun …
15desecrate — verb invaders desecrated the temple Syn: violate, profane, defile, debase, degrade, dishonor; vandalize, damage, destroy, deface …
16destroy — verb 1) their offices were destroyed by bombing Syn: demolish, knock down, level, raze (to the ground), fell; wreck, ruin, shatter; blast, blow up, dynamite, explode, bomb Ant: build …
17disfigure — verb junkyards disfigure the landscape Syn: mar, spoil, deface, scar, blemish, uglify; damage, injure, impair, blight, mutilate, deform, maim, ruin; vandalize Ant: adorn …
18mar — verb 1) an ugly scar marred his features Syn: spoil, impair, disfigure, detract from, blemish, scar; mutilate, deface, deform Ant: enhance 2) the celebrations were marred by violence …
19mutilate — verb 1) the bodies had been mutilated Syn: mangle, maim, disfigure, butcher, dismember; cripple 2) the painting was mutilated Syn: vandalize, damage, deface, ruin, spoil, destroy …
20spoil — verb 1) too much sun spoils the complexion Syn: mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm; ruin, destroy, wreck; be a blot on the landscape Ant …
