| deface | (v) mar or spoil the appearance of, Syn. disfigure, blemish, Example: scars defaced her cheeks; The vandals disfigured the statue |
| defacement | (n) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something, Syn. disfiguration, disfigurement, Example: the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion; he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape |
| Deface | v. t. So by false learning is good sense defaced. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] [ Profane scoffing ] doth . . . deface the reverence of religion. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] For all his power was utterly defaste [ defaced ]. Spenser. |
| defaced | adj. having the external appearance impaired, usually deliberately. |
| Defacement | n. |
| Defacer | n. One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures. [ 1913 Webster ] |