Antonyms for deface

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-feys

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfeɪs

Definition of deface

Origin : mid-14c., "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier "mutilate, destroy, disfigure," from des- "away from" (see dis-) + Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Weaker sense of "to mar, make ugly" is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced; defacing.

verb mar, mutilate

Example sentences :

Don't you know it's against the regulations to deface any natural object in the park?
Extract from : « Maw's Vacation » by Emerson Hough

But if it's the truth, again, you have no right to deface the beauty.
Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond

Take it up carefully so not to splinter it and deface the flooring.
Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett

It is probably a tattoo mark, the same as all sailors like to deface their bodies with.
Extract from : « Young Tom Bowling » by J.C. Hutcheson

Now the sun gilds the slides that furrow, but do not deface them.
Extract from : « The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery » by Samuel Adams Drake

And they are features which will deface the best story ever told.
Extract from : « How to Tell Stories to Children » by Sara Cone Bryant

The eager handling by every member of the family cannot soil or deface the cover.
Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various

Lumps of hardened glue will hinder you and deface your work.
Extract from : « Woodworking for Beginners » by Charles Gardner Wheeler

How dare you deface one of nature's castles with a patent name?
Extract from : « Buffalo Land » by W. E. Webb

Pin the picture to the wall in some spot where it will not deface it.
Extract from : « Home Occupations for Boys and Girls » by Bertha Johnston

Synonyms for deface

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