Princeton's WordNet

1. deface, disfigure, blemish(verb)

   mar or spoil the appearance of

   "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

Wiktionary

1. deface(Verb)

   To damage something, espacially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.

2. deface(Verb)

   To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value.

   He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.

3. deface(Verb)

   To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.

   You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.

Origin: "to obliterate," from desfacier, from des- (see dis-) + *facia

Webster Dictionary

1. Deface(verb)

   to destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record

2. Deface(verb)

   to destroy; to make null

Freebase

1. Deface

   Deface is unique in that it is the first American-made film in which the entire narrative takes place in North Korea, with a fully Asian American cast. The film is subtitled in English with the actors speaking Korean with a North Korean dialect. Deface has played in numerous film festivals and has garnered several awards. In 2007 it won Best Narrative Short at the Austin Film Festival, qualifying the film for Oscar consideration in the category of Best Live Action Short Film of 2008.

• skend, beskadigAfrikaans
• يُشَوِّه، يَمْحو، يَطْمُس المَعالِمArabic
• развалям външния видBulgarian
• desfigurarPortuguese (BR)
• znetvořitCzech
• entstellenGerman
• skamfere; skæmmeDanish
• καταστρέφω την όψηGreek
• desfigurarSpanish
• välimust rikkumaEstonian
• بد چهره کردن؛ از قیافه انداختنFarsi
• tuhriaFinnish
• défigurer, dégraderFrench
• לְהַשְׁחִיתHebrew
• विकृत कर देनाHindi
• izobličiti, naružitiCroatian
• elcsúfítHungarian
• merusakIndonesian
• afmyndaIcelandic
• sfigurare, deturpareItalian
• 外観を醜くするJapanese
• 흉하게 하다Korean
• subjauroti, sudarkytiLithuanian
• sabojāt; izkropļotLatvian
• merosakkanMalay
• schendenDutch
• skjemme, vansire, skamfereNorwegian
• oszpecaćPolish
• بد چهره کردن؛ از قیافه انداختنPersian
• بڼه ورخرابول، بې شكله كول، بې مخه كولPashto
• desfigurarPortuguese
• a desfiguraRomanian
• обезображиватьRussian
• zohyzdiťSlovak
• (s)kazitiSlovenian
• unakazitiSerbian
• vanställa, vanprydaSwedish
• ทำให้มีรอยตำหนิThai
• görünüşünü bozmak, çirkinleştirmekTurkish
• 損傷...外觀，醜化Chinese (Trad.)
• спотворювати, псуватиUkrainian
• صورت بگاڑناUrdu
• làm mất mặtVietnamese
• 损伤...外观，丑化Chinese (Simp.)