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| Back | de‧face /dɪˈfeɪs/ verb [transitive] to spoil the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing on it or breaking it: Most of the monuments had been broken or defaced. —defacement noun [uncountable] THESAURUS damage to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake. | The other car wasn’t damaged. | The scandal could damage his career. harm to have a bad effect on something: They use chemicals that will harm the environment. | The oil crisis could harm the economy. spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday. | Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view. vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized. sabotage /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged. tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: The car’s brakes had been tampered with. desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: The church had been desecrated by vandals. deface /dɪˈfeɪs/ to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange. |
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