Disfiguring

Disfiguring
Disfigure Dis*fig"ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d['e]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. [1913 Webster]

Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton.

Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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