DEFACE


Meaning of DEFACE in English

v.tr.

1. spoil the appearance of; disfigure.

2 make illegible.

Derivatives:

defaceable adj. defacement n. defacer n.

Etymology: ME f. F d{eacute}facer f. OF desfacier (as DE-, FACE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.