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deface
[dih-feys]
verb (used with object)
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure.
to deface a wall by writing on it.
Synonyms:to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid.
to deface a bond.
deface
/ ɪˈڱɪ /
verb
(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure
Other Word Forms
- defaceable adjective
- defacement noun
- defacer noun
- undefaceable adjective
- undefaced adjective
- ˈڲԳ noun
- ˈڲ adjective
- ˈڲ noun
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Example Sentences
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents had been targeted in violent attacks and that federal facilities had been damaged and defaced.
Following four days of escalating protests that defaced landmarks and damaged property in downtown L.A.,
While most demonstrators have gathered peacefully, some have hurled objects at law enforcement personnel, set garbage and vehicles on fire and defaced federal property with graffiti.
Storefronts were either shuttered, defaced, or both, with the husks of burnt cars lining the side of the road.
Opposition lawmakers have accused Yoon of inciting his most extreme followers to violence, after a pro-Yoon mob stormed and defaced the courthouse that issued his arrest warrant in January.
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