English

Etymology
de- + face

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪs|-eɪs

Verb
en-verb|defac|ing

1. To damage something in a visible or conspicuous manner.

#*1869: s:George Eliot|George Eliot, s:The Legend of Jubal|The Legend of Jubal
#*: That wondrous frame where melody began / Lay as a tomb defaced that no eye cared to scan.

1. To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value.

#:He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
#*1776: s:Adam Smith|Adam Smith, s:The Wealth of Nations/Book I/Chapter 5|The Wealth of Nations
#*:One-and-twenty worn and defaced shillings, however, were considered as equivalent to a guinea, which perhaps, indeed, was worn and defaced too, but seldom so much so.

Translations
Finnish turmella, vahingoittaa

Synonyms
(damage in a conspicuous way): disfigure, mar, obliterate, scar, vandalize
(degrade the face value): cancel, devalue, nullify, void

Derived terms
defacement

See also
efface

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