deface (verb)
31mar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disfigure, deface, blemish, scratch, impair. See deterioration, imperfection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To damage slightly] Syn. harm, bruise, scratch; see break 2 , damage 1 . 2. [To impair] Syn.… …
32de|face´a|ble — de|face «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out;… …
33de|face — «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out; obliterate: »to… …
34destroy — I (efface) verb abort, annihilate, blast, blight, blot out, break to pieces, bring to ruin, burn, consume, corrode, deal destruction, decimate, deface, demolish, desolate, destruct, destruere, devastate, devour, diruere, disintegrate, dissolve,… …
35spoil — I (impair) verb addle, blemish, blight, botch, break, bungle, butcher, corrumpere, corrupt, damage, damage irreparably, debase, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, demolish, destroy, deteriorate, dilapidate, disable, disfigure, go bad, harm …
36mutilate — I verb amputate, batter, blemish, bruise, butcher, cripple, cut, damage, debilitate, deface, deform, deprive of an important part, disable, disfigure, dismantle, dismember, distort, gash, impair, incapacitate, injure, knock out of shape, lacerate …
37sully — I verb asperse, attaint, bedim, begrime, belittle, bemire, besmear, blacken, blemish, blot, blur, brand, contaminate, corrupt, daub, debase, decry, deface, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, dirty, discredit,… …
38damage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. harm, injure, mar, impair. n. deterioration, harm, injury; (pl.), amends, recompense (see compensation). See weakness, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Injury] Syn. harm, hurt, impairment, wound,… …
39mutilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. maim, destroy, cripple; disfigure, deface, mar. See distortion, deterioration, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To maim] Syn. disfigure, dismember, mangle, cut off, cut up; see also maim ,… …
40obliterate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. efface, erase, expunge, cancel; rub, sponge, or scratch out, blot out, take out; dele, delete, strike out, wipe out, wash out; wipe away; deface, leave no trace. See destruction, oblivion,… …
