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disfigure definition

dis·fig·ure (dis fig′yər)

transitive verb disfigured -·ured, disfiguring -·ur·ing

to hurt the appearance or attractiveness of; deform; deface; mar

Etymology: ME disfiguren < OFr desfigurer < des-, dis- + figurer < L figurare, to fashion, form < figura, figure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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