deface (verb)
21tamper — verb 1) she saw them tampering with her car Syn: interfere with, monkey around with, meddle with, tinker with, fiddle with, fool around with, play around with; doctor, alter, change, adjust, damage, deface, vandalize; informal mess around with 2) …
22violate — verb 1) this violates fundamental human rights Syn: contravene, breach, infringe, break, transgress, overstep, disobey, defy, flout; disregard, ignore, trample on Ant: comply with 2) …
23mutilate — verb 1) the bodies had been mutilated Syn: mangle, maim, disfigure, dismember, slash, hack 2) the carved screen had been mutilated Syn: vandalize, damage, slash, hack, deface …
24spoil — verb 1) smoking spoils your complexion Syn: damage, ruin, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, deface, harm, destroy, wreck 2) rain spoiled my plans Syn: ruin …
25violate — verb 1) this violates human rights Syn: contravene, breach, infringe, break, transgress, disobey, defy, flout, disregard, ignore 2) the tomb was violated Syn: desecrate …
26injure — in·jure vt in·jured, in·jur·ing 1: to interfere with or violate the legally protected interests of: as a: to harm the physical, emotional, or mental well being of b: to cause (another) to suffer from damage to, deprivation of, or interference… …
27dishonor — dis·hon·or 1 n: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented see also wrongful dishonor dishonor 2 vt: to refuse to pay or accept a bank dishonor ing the checks for insufficient …
28damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …
29tarnish — I verb asperse, befoul, blacken, blemish, blot, brand, cloud, contaminate, corrode, darken, deface, defame, degrade, denigrate, desecrate, dim, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dull, fade, foul, inquinare, lose luster, maculate,… …
30disfigure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deface, mar, mutilate, blemish. See deterioration, distortion, formlessness, ugliness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deface, mar, mutilate, deform; see damage 1 , distort 3 , hurt 1 . III …
