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Definition of: deface
(di·fās′) v.t. ·faced, ·fac·ing
1. To mar or disfigure the face or surface of.
2. To obliterate wholly or partially, as an inscription; efface. [<obs. F defacer <OF desfacier <des- down, away + face face <L facies]
—de·face′a·ble adjective
—de·fac′er n.
—de·fac′ing adjective
—de·fac′ing·ly adverb
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