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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•face /dɪˈfeɪs/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -faced, -fac•ing. - to mar the surface or appearance of, such as by marking;
disfigure:defacing all the posters.
de•face•ment, n. [uncountable]See -face-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•face (di fās′),USA pronunciation v.t., -faced, -fac•ing. - to mar the surface or appearance of;
disfigure:to deface a wall by writing on it. - to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid:to deface a bond.
- Old French desfacier, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + facier (face face + -ier infinitive suffix)
- Middle English defacen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spoil. See mar.
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