'Disfiguring' definitions:

Definition of 'Disfiguring'

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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.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. [1913 Webster]
  • Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton.
  • Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. [1913 Webster]

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