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disfigure verb [ dɪsˈfɪɡə ]

• spoil the appearance of.
• "litter disfigures the countryside"
Similar: mar, spoil, deface, make ugly/unattractive, impair, scar, blemish, flaw, damage, injure, blight, mutilate, deform, maim, ruin, vandalize, uglify, disfeature,
Opposite: beautify, adorn, enhance,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French desfigurer, based on Latin figura ‘figure’.


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