deface
verb
[ dɪˈfeɪs ]
• spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it.
• "he defaced library books"
Similar:
vandalize,
disfigure,
mar,
spoil,
ruin,
deform,
sully,
tarnish,
damage,
injure,
uglify,
blight,
blemish,
impair,
tag,
trash,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French desfacier, from des- (expressing removal) + face ‘face’.
