English verb: disfigure | |||
| 1. | disfigure (contact) mar or spoil the appearance of | ||
| Samples | Scars defaced her cheeks. The vandals disfigured the statue. | ||
| Synonyms | blemish, deface | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mangle, mark, maul, pit, pock, scar | ||