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verb
- 1. spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it: "he defaced library books"
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DEFACE definition: 1. to damage and spoil the appearance of something by writing or drawing on it: 2. to damage and…. Learn more.
The meaning of DEFACE is to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details. How to use deface in a sentence.
Deface definition: to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure. See examples of DEFACE used in a sentence.
DEFACE meaning: 1. to damage and spoil the appearance of something by writing or drawing on it: 2. to damage and…. Learn more.
Definition of deface verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it. It's illegal to deface banknotes. [VERB noun] Synonyms: vandalize, damage, destroy, total [slang] More Synonyms of deface. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins. English Quiz.
If you deface something, you've blemished or disfigured it in some way. For example, graffiti can deface a statue. To deface something means to damage it or just mess up its appearance.
1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure. 2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of. 3. Obsolete To obliterate; destroy. [Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier : des-, de- + face, face; see face .] de·face′a·ble adj. de·face′ment n. de·fac′er n.
DEFACE definition: to spoil the appearance of something, especially by writing or painting on it: . Learn more.
deface meaning, definition, what is deface: to spoil the surface or appearance of so...: Learn more.
