DEFACE


Meaning of DEFACE in English

v.tr. 1 spoil the appearance of; disfigure. 2 make illegible. defaceable adj. defacement n. defacer n.

[ ME f. F défacer f. OF desfacier (as DE-, FACE) ]

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