deface

(dĭ-fās')
tr.v., -faced, -fac·ing, -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.]

defaceable de·face'a·ble adj.
defacement de·face'ment n.
defacer de·fac'er n.

v

Definition: mar, mutilate
Antonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, fix, mend, ornament, repair

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: mar or spoil the appearance of
  Synonyms: disfigure, blemish

Meaning #2: deface a building facade, for example

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skamfere, skæmme, gøre ulæselig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekladden, onleesbaar maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - dégrader, mutiler (une ¯uvre d'art), barbouiller, rendre illisible

Deutsch (German)
v. - verunstalten, unleserlich machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραμορφώνω (κν. στραπατσάρω), καταστρέφω την όψη, αμαυρώνω, εξαλείφω

Italiano (Italian)
sfregiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desfigurar

Русский (Russian)
уродовать, искажать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desfigurar, mutilar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vanställa, utplåna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
损伤外观, 使失面子, 丑化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 損傷外觀, 使失面子, 醜化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 겉을 훼손시키다, (문서를) 훼손시켜 잘 안 보이게 하다, 제거하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 外観を損なう, 汚す, 読みづらくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسد مظهر شئ بتخريب سطحه أو بالكتابه أو الرسم عليه, يطمس ملامح شئ, يشوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השחית צורה, טישטש‬

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