defacede‧face /dɪˈfeɪs/ verb [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
Most of the monuments had been broken or defaced.► see thesaurus at damage—defacement noun [uncountable]
Verb TableVERB TABLE
deface
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | deface |
| he, she, it | defaces | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | defaced |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have defaced |
| he, she, it | has defaced | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had defaced |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deface |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have defaced |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am defacing |
| he, she, it | is defacing | |
| you, we, they | are defacing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was defacing |
| you, we, they | were defacing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been defacing |
| he, she, it | has been defacing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been defacing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be defacing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been defacing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Several of the gravestones had been defaced and were impossible to read.
- Several office buildings were defaced by graffiti.
- The Central Bank issued a statement warning against defacing bank notes with what it called "indecent expressions".
- An attendant warned us not to deface public property.
- If somebody entered the National Gallery and defaced a Gainsborough they would be prosecuted.
- Public School 45 is closed, the windows boarded up, the walls defaced with graffiti.
- That kid you got to quit defacing buildings and paint the chapel?
- The Blitz and glamour had defaced the Gospel.
- There was a bust of Miguel de Unamuno at the bottom of the staircase, and it seemed to have been defaced.
- They clutter streets, smother blocks of flats and deface many homes.
- We are not free to deface and destroy the natural world.
THESAURUS► damage
to spoil the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing on it or breaking it: to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: · Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake.· The other car wasn’t damaged.· The scandal could damage his career.
► harm to have a bad effect on something: · They use chemicals that will harm the environment.· The oil crisis could harm the economy.
► spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: · We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday.· Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view.
► vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.
► sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged.
► tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · The car’s brakes had been tampered with.
► desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.
► deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
Longman Language Activatorto damage something deliberately► vandalize also vandalise British to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.· No-one is really sure why people vandalize their own neighbourhoods.
► smash up British to deliberately damage a room or building by breaking windows, furniture etc: smash something up: · They didn't only rob the house, they smashed it up too.smash up something: · About 400 rioters had seized control and were smashing up the jail.smash the place up: · Some of the men got drunk and smashed the place up.
► trash especially American, informal to cause a lot of damage to a thing or place, either deliberately or by using it carelessly: · That kid of yours has trashed my VCR.trash the place spoken (=cause a lot of damage to a room or building): · Dad says it's OK to have the party here, as long as we don't trash the place.
► sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.· Security lighting was sabotaged before the theft took place.
► tamper with to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · Someone had tampered with the lock on my door.· After the accident, police discovered that the car's brakes had been tampered with.
► deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Several of the gravestones had been defaced and were impossible to read.deface something with something: · The Central Bank issued a statement warning against defacing bank notes with what it called "indecent expressions".
► desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.· Most of the Egyptian tombs were desecrated and robbed.
Most of the monuments had been broken or defaced.► see thesaurus at damage—defacement noun [uncountable]