defaced; defacing; defaces
1
: to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
deface an inscription
2
: impair
3
obsolete
: destroy
defacer
noun
Examples of deface in a Sentence
The building was defaced with graffiti.
He was fined for defacing public property.
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Charging stations have been defaced and burned too, and local Tesla dealerships have been picketed, including this weekend in Burbank.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The pressure builds until Eddie has a meltdown in public, shaking and threatening the kids who defaced his car.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
By the end of the protest, his property was trespassed and defaced with bloody handprints left on his garage door.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The pressure builds until Eddie has a meltdown in public, shaking and threatening the kids who defaced his car.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
By the end of the protest, his property was trespassed and defaced with bloody handprints left on his garage door.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deface
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“Deface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deface. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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deface
transitive verb
de·face
di-ˈfās 
defaced; defacing
: to destroy or mar the face or surface of
defacement
noun
defacer
noun
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