Antonyms for deface


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-feys
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfeɪs


Definition of deface

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier "mutilate, destroy, disfigure," from des- "away from" (see dis-) + Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Weaker sense of "to mar, make ugly" is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced; defacing.
  • verb mar, mutilate
Example sentences :
  • Don't you know it's against the regulations to deface any natural object in the park?
  • Extract from : « Maw's Vacation » by Emerson Hough
  • But if it's the truth, again, you have no right to deface the beauty.
  • Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond
  • Take it up carefully so not to splinter it and deface the flooring.
  • Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • It is probably a tattoo mark, the same as all sailors like to deface their bodies with.
  • Extract from : « Young Tom Bowling » by J.C. Hutcheson
  • Now the sun gilds the slides that furrow, but do not deface them.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery » by Samuel Adams Drake
  • And they are features which will deface the best story ever told.
  • Extract from : « How to Tell Stories to Children » by Sara Cone Bryant
  • The eager handling by every member of the family cannot soil or deface the cover.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • Lumps of hardened glue will hinder you and deface your work.
  • Extract from : « Woodworking for Beginners » by Charles Gardner Wheeler
  • How dare you deface one of nature's castles with a patent name?
  • Extract from : « Buffalo Land » by W. E. Webb
  • Pin the picture to the wall in some spot where it will not deface it.
  • Extract from : « Home Occupations for Boys and Girls » by Bertha Johnston

Synonyms for deface

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