Deface

Deface
Deface De*face" (d[-e]*f[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced} (d[-e]*f[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis- + facies face. See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record. ``This high face defaced.'' --Emerson. [1913 Webster]

So by false learning is good sense defaced. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. [Cf. F. d['e]faire.] To destroy; to make null. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

[Profane scoffing] doth . . . deface the reverence of religion. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

For all his power was utterly defaste [defaced]. --Spenser.

Syn: See {Efface}. [1913 Webster]


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  • deface — deface, disfigure mean to mar the appearance of a thing. Deface usually suggests a marring of the face or external appearance of something; it frequently implies the effacement, obliteration, or removal of some part or detail {earth has yet a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • deface — de·face /di fās/ vt de·faced, de·fac·ing: to destroy or mar the face or surface of de·face·ment n de·fac·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • deface — mid 14c., to obliterate, from O.Fr. desfacier mutilate, destroy, disfigure, from des away from (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + V.L. *facia (see FACE (Cf. face) (n.)). Weaker sense of to mar, make ugly is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced; defacing …   Etymology dictionary

  • deface — [v] mar, mutilate blemish, contort, damage, deform, demolish, destroy, dilapidate, disfigure, distort, harm, impair, injure, mangle, misshape, obliterate, ruin, scratch, spoil, sully, tarnish, trash*, vandalize, wreck; concepts 246,252 Ant. adorn …   New thesaurus

  • deface — ► VERB ▪ spoil the surface or appearance of. DERIVATIVES defacement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • deface — [dē fās′, difās′] vt. defaced, defacing [ME defacen < OFr desfacier: see DE & FACE] 1. to spoil the appearance of; disfigure; mar 2. to make illegible by injuring the surface of defacement n. defacer n …   English World dictionary

  • Deface — Дефейс сайта MediaWiki Deface (англ. deface  уродовать, искажать)  тип …   Википедия

  • deface — defaceable, adj. defacement, n. defacer, n. /di fays /, v.t., defaced, defacing. 1. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it. 2. to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or… …   Universalium

  • deface — UK [dɪˈfeɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deface : present tense I/you/we/they deface he/she/it defaces present participle defacing past tense defaced past participle defaced to deliberately damage something valuable by writing on it or… …   English dictionary

  • deface — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *desfacer, *deffacer, from des de + face front, face Date: 14th century 1. to mar the appearance of ; injure by effacing significant details < deface an inscription > 2. impair …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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