deface (verb)
1deface — ► VERB ▪ spoil the surface or appearance of. DERIVATIVES defacement noun …
2deface — de·face /di fās/ vt de·faced, de·fac·ing: to destroy or mar the face or surface of de·face·ment n de·fac·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3deface — verb Deface is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑vandal …
4deface — verb a) To damage something in a visible or conspicuous manner. That wondrous frame where melody began / Lay as a tomb defaced that no eye cared to scan. b) To void or devalue; to nullify or …
5deface — verb spoil the surface or appearance of. Derivatives defacement noun defacer noun Origin ME: from OFr. desfacier …
6deface — verb (T) to spoil the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing or making marks on it: Most of the monuments had been broken or defaced. defacement noun (U) …
7deface — verb the kids were caught defacing a school building with spray paint Syn: vandalize, disfigure, mar, spoil, ruin, sully, damage, blight, impair, trash …
8deface — UK [dɪˈfeɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deface : present tense I/you/we/they deface he/she/it defaces present participle defacing past tense defaced past participle defaced to deliberately damage something valuable by writing on it or… …
9deface — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *desfacer, *deffacer, from des de + face front, face Date: 14th century 1. to mar the appearance of ; injure by effacing significant details < deface an inscription > 2. impair …
10deface — [[t]dɪfe͟ɪs[/t]] defaces, defacing, defaced VERB If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it. [V n] It s illegal to deface banknotes …
