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Definition of deface verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

deface

verb

NAmE//dɪˈfeɪs//

deface somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they deface

he / she / it defaces

past simple defaced

-ing form defacing

to damage the appearance of something, especially by drawing or writing on it They were charged with defacing public property.

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defacement

noun [uncountable]See deface in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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