Associations to the word «Deface»

Wiktionary

DEFACE, verb. To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
DEFACE, verb. To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value.
DEFACE, verb. (heraldry) (flags) To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.

Dictionary definition

DEFACE, verb. Mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King