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disfigure

dis·fi·gure

UK/dɪsˈfɪɡə/ US/dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/ uncommon

verb

1.

mar or spoil the appearance of

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

Origin

From Middle English disfiguren, from Anglo-Norman desfigurer.

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