Deface Definition

dĭ-fās
defaced, defaces, defacing
verb
defaced, defaces, defacing
To spoil the appearance of; disfigure; mar.
Webster's New World
To make illegible by injuring the surface of.
Webster's New World
To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of.
American Heritage
To obliterate; destroy.
American Heritage

To damage something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.

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Origin of Deface

  • Middle English, "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier (“mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Vulgar Latin *facia

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English defacen from Old French desfacier des- de- face face face

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deface Sentence Examples

  • We will not deface the rock by chopping or adding holds.

  • It has usually been the custom to break up or deface the matrices of official seals when they have ceased to be valid, as, for example, at the commencement of a new reign.

  • It was full time, for Schelling's undoubtedly overweening self-confidence had involved him in a series of disputes and quarrels at Jena, the details of which are important only as illustrations of the evil qualities in Schelling's nature which deface much of his philosophic work.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEF

Words Ending With

ECEACE

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deface

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With CE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With E