deface in Spanish
deface in Spanish is pintarrajear — deface means to spoil the look of something, often a surface, through visible damage.
deface in Spanish
pintarrajear
What does "deface" mean?
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verb To spoil the look of something, often a surface, through visible damage.
"After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since."
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verb To cancel something or reduce its official value.
"He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them."
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verb To change the design of a coat of arms or flag by adding a mark to it.
"You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross."
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deface in a sentence
- After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since.
- He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
- You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.
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What is "deface" in Spanish?
"deface" in Spanish is pintarrajear. deface means: To spoil the look of something, often a surface, through visible damage.
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