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disfigure
dis·fig·ure [ diss fíggyər ] (past and past participle dis·fig·ured, present participle dis·fig·ur·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·fig·ures)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
spoil somebody's or something's appearance: to mar the appearance of somebody or something
[14th century. < Old French desfigurer "deprive something of its figure" < Latin figura "figure"]

dis·fig·u·ra·tion [ diss fìggyə ráysh'n ] noun
dis·fig·ure·ment noun
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