deface meaning

Definition of deface

1. mar or spoil the appearance of
   • scars defaced her cheeks
   • The vandals disfigured the statue

   Synonyms: disfigure, blemish

   Type of: mar

   Kinds: maul, scar

   Related forms: defacement

deface in a sentence

• Please don't deface this building.
• It was a sacred mountain before the settler state defaced it.
• Vandals defaced the building.
• The monument was defaced.

How to pronounce deface

deface is pronounced /dɪˈfeɪs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with deface

• place
• case
• base
• trace
• space
• pace
• race
• grace
• embrace
• brace
• replace
• chase
• disgrace
• misplace
• lace
• vase
• erase
• efface
• encase
• retrace
• displace
• interlace
• dace
• mace