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Antonyms for disfigure

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-fig-yer; British dis-fig-er
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈfɪg yər; British dɪsˈfɪg ər

Definition of disfigure

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French desfigurer "disfigure, alter, disguise, destroy," from Medieval Latin diffigurare, from Latin dis- (see dis-) + figura "figure," from figurare "to figure" (see figure (n.)). Related: Disfigured; disfiguring.
  • verb make ugly
Example sentences :
  • The hideous monstrosities of post-Reformation times did not then disfigure our churches.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • The happy-go-lucky Venetian methods were no longer to disfigure the country.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein
  • There is no rise and fall of tide in these regions to disfigure the shore with mud.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
  • Not infrequently is it true that the style of dress seems to disfigure.
  • Extract from : « The Bibliotaph » by Leon H. Vincent
  • But, dear, dear, what a pity it is that you should go and disfigure yourselves like this!
  • Extract from : « Glyn Severn's Schooldays » by George Manville Fenn
  • Fill the craw of the fowl, &c.; but do not cram it so as to disfigure its shape.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual » by William Kitchiner
  • He can console himself with the reflection, that rank only degrades—wealth only impoverishes—ornaments but disfigure him!
  • Extract from : « Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; » by William Gannaway Brownlow
  • We are, first of all, impressed by the many contradictions which disfigure the book.
  • Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones
  • His proximity and acquaintance—rich as he may be—disfigure you.
  • Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He would not allow personal differences to disfigure that array.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill

Synonyms for disfigure

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