I. də̇, dē+ noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, probably from de- + feature; in sense 2, from defeat (I) + -ure
1. archaic : disfigurement
careful hours … have written strange defeatures on my face — Shakespeare
2 obsolete : defeat
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: disfigure , deface