disfeature

disfeature
/dis fee"cheuhr/, v.t., disfeatured, disfeaturing.
to mar the features of; disfigure.
[1650-60; DIS-1 + FEATURE]

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  • Disfeature — Dis*fea ture (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. {Defeature}.] To deprive of features; to mar the features of. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disfeature — [dis fē′chər] vt. disfeatured, disfeaturing to impair the features of; disfigure …   English World dictionary

  • disfeature — v. disfigure, mutilate …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disfeature — dis·fea·ture …   English syllables

  • disfeature — /dɪsˈfitʃə/ (say dis feechuh) verb (t) (disfeatured, disfeaturing) to mar the features of; disfigure. –disfeaturement, noun …  

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  • Defeature — De*fea ture (?; 135), n. [OF. desfaiture a killing, disguising, prop., an undoing. See {Defeat}, and cf. {Disfeature}.] 1. Overthrow; defeat. [Obs.] Nothing but loss in their defeature. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disfeaturement — See disfeature. * * * …   Universalium

  • scar — 1. noun 1) the scar on his left cheek Syn: cicatrix, mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; lesion, stigma; birthmark, nevus; (scars) stigmata 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • deface — v 1. disfigure, disfeature, deform, mar, spoil, ruin, flaw, blemish, uglify, blotch; vandalize, trash, damage. 2. efface, expunge, erase, eradicate, obliterate, blot or wipe out, rub or sponge out; delete, cancel, strike out, cross out, rule out …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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