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de·face
 deface
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- pronunciation:
- dih
feIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
defaces, defacing, defaced |
| definition 1: |
to damage or deform the surface or appearance of; disfigure.
The vandals defaced the monument.- synonyms:
- disfigure
- antonyms:
- beautify
- similar words:
- damage, deform, mar, vandalize
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| definition 2: |
to erase, blot out, or otherwise obliterate; make indistinct, illegible, or valueless.
- synonyms:
- expunge, obliterate
- similar words:
- blot out, delete, eradicate, erase, rub out
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| related words: |
blemish, flaw, lacerate, maim |
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| derivations: |
defaceable (adj.), defacement (n.), defacer (n.) |
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