deface
2 synonyms and 4 antonyms for deface, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To spoil the look of something, often a surface, through visible damage.
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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
Deface came into English from Middle English defacen, which itself derived from Old French defacier, desfacier, meaning “to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”. This Old French word was built from des- (“away from”; see dis-) and Late Latin facia.
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