DEFACE, verb transitive 1. To destroy or mar the face or surface of a thing; to injure the superficies or beauty; to disfigure; as, to deface a monument; to deface an ediface. 2. To injure any thing; to destroy, spoil or mar; to erase or obliterate; as, to deface letters or writing; to deface a note, deed or bond; to deface a record. 3. To injure the appearance; to disfigure.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI