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Definition of: disfigure
(dis·fig′yər) v.t. ·ured, ·ur·ing
To mar or destroy the figure or beauty of; render unsightly; deform. [<OF desfigurer <des- away (<L dis-) + figurer <L figurare form, fashion <figura a shape]
—dis·fig′ur·er noun
—dis·fig′ured adjective
—dis·fig′ure·ment, dis·fig′u·ra′tion noun
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