deface
de·face
(dĭ-fās′)tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es
1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure.
2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of.
3. Obsolete To obliterate; destroy.
[Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier : des-, de- + face, face; see face.]
de·face′a·ble adj.
de·face′ment n.
de·fac′er n.
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deface
(dɪˈfeɪs)vb
(tr) to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure
deˈfaceable adj
deˈfacement n
deˈfacer n
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de•face
(dɪˈfeɪs)v.t. -faced, -fac•ing.
1. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure.
2. to make illegible: to deface a bond.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French desfacier=des- dis-1 + facier (derivative of face face)]
de•face′a•ble, adj.
de•face′ment, n.
de•fac′er, n.
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deface
Past participle: defaced
Gerund: defacing
| Imperative |
|---|
| deface |
| deface |
| Present |
|---|
| I deface |
| you deface |
| he/she/it defaces |
| we deface |
| you deface |
| they deface |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I defaced |
| you defaced |
| he/she/it defaced |
| we defaced |
| you defaced |
| they defaced |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am defacing |
| you are defacing |
| he/she/it is defacing |
| we are defacing |
| you are defacing |
| they are defacing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have defaced |
| you have defaced |
| he/she/it has defaced |
| we have defaced |
| you have defaced |
| they have defaced |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was defacing |
| you were defacing |
| he/she/it was defacing |
| we were defacing |
| you were defacing |
| they were defacing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had defaced |
| you had defaced |
| he/she/it had defaced |
| we had defaced |
| you had defaced |
| they had defaced |
| Future |
|---|
| I will deface |
| you will deface |
| he/she/it will deface |
| we will deface |
| you will deface |
| they will deface |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have defaced |
| you will have defaced |
| he/she/it will have defaced |
| we will have defaced |
| you will have defaced |
| they will have defaced |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be defacing |
| you will be defacing |
| he/she/it will be defacing |
| we will be defacing |
| you will be defacing |
| they will be defacing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been defacing |
| you have been defacing |
| he/she/it has been defacing |
| we have been defacing |
| you have been defacing |
| they have been defacing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been defacing |
| you will have been defacing |
| he/she/it will have been defacing |
| we will have been defacing |
| you will have been defacing |
| they will have been defacing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been defacing |
| you had been defacing |
| he/she/it had been defacing |
| we had been defacing |
| you had been defacing |
| they had been defacing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would deface |
| you would deface |
| he/she/it would deface |
| we would deface |
| you would deface |
| they would deface |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have defaced |
| you would have defaced |
| he/she/it would have defaced |
| we would have defaced |
| you would have defaced |
| they would have defaced |
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deface
verb vandalize, damage, destroy, total (slang), injure, mar, spoil, trash (slang), impair, tarnish, obliterate, mutilate, deform, blemish, disfigure, sully It's illegal to deface banknotes.
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Translations
يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِم
znetvořit
skæmmeskamfere
elcsúfít
afmynda
subjaurotisudarkyti
izkropļotsabojāt
çirkinleştirmekgörünüşünü bozmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deface
[dɪˈfeɪs] vt [+ wall, notice] → dégrader
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deface
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deface
(diˈfeis) verbto spoil the appearance of. The statue had been defaced with red paint.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deface
vt. mutilar, deformar, desfigurar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012