- disfigure dis·fig·ure vt
- [dɪs'fɪɡə(r)]
(person) sfigurare, (landscape) deturpare
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Disfigure — Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfigure — Dis*fig ure, n. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disfigure — dis•fig•ure [[t]dɪsˈfɪg yər[/t]] brit. [[t] ˈfɪg ər[/t]] v. t. ured, ur•ing 1) to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface 2) to mar the effect or excellence of • Etymology: 1325–75; < OF desfigurer=des dis I+ figurer, v. der. of figure … From formal English to slang
disfigure — dis|fig|ure [dısˈfıgə US ˈfıgjər] v [T] to spoil the appearance that something naturally has ▪ His face had been disfigured in an accident. >disfigured adj >disfigurement n [U and C] >disfiguring adj ▪ a disfiguring disease … Dictionary of contemporary English
disfigure — dis|fig|ure [ dıs fıgjər ] verb transitive to spoil the appearance of someone or something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Disfigured — Disfigure Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfiguring — Disfigure Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
