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DISFIGURE

\dɪsfˈɪɡə], \dɪsfˈɪɡə], \d_ɪ_s_f_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə]\

Definitions of DISFIGURE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Disfigurement.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To spoil the figure of: to change to a worse form: to spoil the beauty of: to deform.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Disfigurement, disfiguration.
To deform; mar the appearance of.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To impair or injure the beauty of; render unsightly; deform.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To mar or impair the figure or the appearance of.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To mar or injure the external appearance of a person or thing; to impair shape, beauty, or excellence.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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