— defaceable , adj. — defacement , n. — defacer , n.
/di fays"/ , v.t., defaced, defacing .
1. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
2. to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid: to deface a bond.
[ 1275-1325; ME defacen desfacier, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + facier ( face FACE + -ier inf. suffix) ]
Syn. 1. spoil. See mar .