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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. mar or spoil the appearance of;
- Example: "scars defaced her cheeks"
- Example: "The vandals disfigured the statue"
[syn: deface, disfigure, blemish]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfigured; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfiguring.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d['e]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See Figure, and cf. Defiguration.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. [1913 Webster] Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton. Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\, n. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disfigure v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: deface, disfigure, blemish]