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deface

de·face

UK/dɪˈfeɪs/ US/diːˈfeɪs/ uncommon

verb

1.

mar or spoil the appearance of

  • “scars defaced her cheeks”
  • “The vandals disfigured the statue”
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Origin

From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.

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