Deface
51mar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disfigure, deface, blemish, scratch, impair. See deterioration, imperfection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To damage slightly] Syn. harm, bruise, scratch; see break 2 , damage 1 . 2. [To impair] Syn.… …
52de|face´a|ble — de|face «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out;… …
53de|face — «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out; obliterate: »to… …
54Cancel — Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of cancer… …
55Canceled — Cancel Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of… …
56Canceled figures — Cancel Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of… …
57Canceling — Cancel Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of… …
58Cancelled — Cancel Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of… …
59Cancelling — Cancel Can cel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of… …
60Disfigure — Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.]… …
