defaced; defacing; defaces
1
: to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
deface an inscription
2
: impair
3
obsolete
: destroy
defacer
noun
Examples of deface in a Sentence
The building was defaced with graffiti.
He was fined for defacing public property.
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Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
In Lynnwood, Washington, six Tesla vehicles were vandalized on March 11, including one that was defaced with swastikas.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Harrison Grant Randall was charged with six counts of defacing property.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Harrison Grant Randall, 39, has been charged with six counts of defacing property in Brookline.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
In Lynnwood, Washington, six Tesla vehicles were vandalized on March 11, including one that was defaced with swastikas.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Harrison Grant Randall was charged with six counts of defacing property.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Harrison Grant Randall, 39, has been charged with six counts of defacing property in Brookline.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Deface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deface. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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deface
transitive verb
de·face
di-ˈfās 
defaced; defacing
: to destroy or mar the face or surface of
defacement
noun
defacer
noun
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