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Deface as a Verb
Definitions of "Deface" as a verb
Synonyms of "Deface" as a verb (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Deface" as a verb
Associations of "Deface" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Deface” are: blemish, disfigure, vandalize, mar, spoil, ruin, deform, sully, tarnish, damage

Deface as a Verb

Definitions of "Deface" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deface” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Mar or spoil the appearance of.
Spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it.

Synonyms of "Deface" as a verb (10 Words)

blemish	Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. Thousands of Web pages are blemished with embarrassing typos.
damage	Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The car was badly damaged in the accident.
deform	Become distorted or misshapen undergo deformation. The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake.
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. The vandals disfigured the statue.
mar	Destroy or injure severely. Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations.
ruin	Reduce to ruins. They were ruined by the highest interest rates this century.
spoil	Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. She was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family.
sully	Charge falsely or with malicious intent. They were outraged that anyone should sully* their good name.*
tarnish	Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. Silver tarnishes too easily.
vandalize	Destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism. Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition.

Usage Examples of "Deface" as a verb

Scars defaced her cheeks.
He defaced library books.

Associations of "Deface" (30 Words)

blemish	Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. The girl s hands were without a blemish.
corpse	Cause (an actor) to forget their lines and start laughing. He believed that fascism would revive the corpse* of Europe.*
damaged	Harmed or injured or spoiled. Her damaged* reputation.*
defect	A failing or deficiency. That interpretation is an unfortunate defect* of our lack of information.*
deform	Become distorted or misshapen undergo deformation. The heat deformed the plastic sculpture.
deformed	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. His deformed* hands.*
demerit	A fault or disadvantage. They discussed the merits and demerits of her novel.
disable	(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities. It s an injury that could disable* somebody for life.*
disadvantage	Put at a disadvantage hinder harm. A major disadvantage* is the limited nature of the data.*
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside.
dismember	Divide into pieces. The tiger dismembered the tourist.
distort	Give a misleading or false account or impression of. The pipe will distort* as you bend it.*
hamstring	Cripple by cutting the hamstring. He pulled a hamstring.
hurt	Hurt the feelings of. Ow You re hurting me.
impair	Make imperfect. His vision was impaired.
injury	An instance of being injured. All escaped without serious injury.
lame	Make a person or animal lame. A lame* argument.*
maim	Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation. People were maimed by the explosion.
mangle	Press with a mangle. Mangle the sheets.
mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a person s body. Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations.
maul	Take part in a maul. The forwards rucked and mauled to near perfection.
mutilate	Alter so as to make unrecognizable. Mutilated bodies.
ruin	A ruined building. This behavior will ruin* your chances of winning the election.*
spoil	The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. I wouldn t want to spoil* your fun.*
stride	Significant progress especially in the phrase make strides. Great strides have been made towards equality.
trample	Tread or stomp heavily or roughly. The soldiers trampled across the fields.
tread	Crush as if by treading on. Shoppers will soon be treading the floors of the new shopping mall.
vitiate	Destroy or impair the legal validity of. The insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant.
wound	Inflict a wound on. A knife wound.