disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
disfigured; disfiguring; disfigures
1
: to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
a face disfigured by smallpox
2
obsolete
: disguise
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Examples of disfigure in a Sentence
His face was disfigured by a scar.
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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To begin with, this means recognizing that a challenger is far more likely to disrupt than disfigure the order.
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Those included criminal obstruction of breathing and assault with intent to disfigure, cops and prosecutors confirmed.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Ryan Reynolds found the perfect fit with 2016's Deadpool, starring as Wade Wilson, a former Canadian special forces operative (dishonorably discharged) who develops regenerative healing powers that heal his cancer but leave him permanently disfigured with scars all over his body.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Young women were disfigured, their bodies paraded into trucks by masked men, their pants bloodied.
—Julia Jassey, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Those included criminal obstruction of breathing and assault with intent to disfigure, cops and prosecutors confirmed.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Ryan Reynolds found the perfect fit with 2016's Deadpool, starring as Wade Wilson, a former Canadian special forces operative (dishonorably discharged) who develops regenerative healing powers that heal his cancer but leave him permanently disfigured with scars all over his body.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Young women were disfigured, their bodies paraded into trucks by masked men, their pants bloodied.
—Julia Jassey, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfigure. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfig-yər
especially British -ˈfig-ər
: to spoil the appearance of
disfigured by a scar
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