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- [dih-feys]
- /dɪˈfeɪs/
- /dɪˈfeɪs/
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- [dih-feys]
- /dɪˈfeɪs/
Definitions of deface word
- verb deface If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it. 3
- verb deface to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; disfigure 3
- verb transitive deface to spoil the appearance of; disfigure; mar 3
- verb transitive deface to make illegible by injuring the surface of 3
- verb with object deface to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it. 1
- verb with object deface to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid: to deface a bond. 1
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Origin of deface
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English defacen < Old French desfacier, equivalent to des- dis-1 + facier (face face + -ier infinitive suffix)
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Parts of speech for Deface
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deface popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
deface usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deface
verb deface
- vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- sully — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
noun deface
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- use up — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
- ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
Antonyms for deface
verb deface
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
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