Definition of "disfigure" [dis•fig•ure]

• To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform. (verb-transitive)

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• "And, as I say, there was law and order instead of enactments and restrictions such as disfigure our umpire state to-day."
• "The word 'disfigure' means literaly, to remove the face."
• "Slowly attacking the skin and mucous tissue, it can kill nerves, disable muscles, decalcify bones, and disfigure faces."