disfigure

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/ UK /dɪsˈfɪɡə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to spoil the appearance of; mar

Graffiti disfigured the once-elegant facade.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to spoil the appearance of;... deface mar blemish scar deform mutilate spoil

Opposites

adorn beautify embellish decorate

Word family

Forms undisfigured

Derived forms disfigurementdisfigurationdisfigured

Related forms figure configure transfigure

Etymology

From Old French desfigurer ('to disfigure'), from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape, figure'), from fingere ('to form').

desfigurer Old French figura Latin fingere Latin

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# disfigure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈfɪɡə/

## Meanings
1. to spoil the appearance of; mar

## Examples
- Graffiti disfigured the once-elegant facade.

## Synonyms
- deface
- mar
- blemish
- scar
- deform
- mutilate
- spoil

## Antonyms
- adorn
- beautify
- embellish
- decorate

## Derived Forms
- disfigurement
- disfiguration
- disfigured

## Related Forms
- figure
- configure
- transfigure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desfigurer
- Root: figura
- Root: fingere

## Etymology
From Old French desfigurer ('to disfigure'), from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape, figure'), from fingere ('to form').

## AI Etymology
Disfigure is from Old French desfigurer ('to disfigure'), from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape, figure'), from fingere ('to form'). The ancestry passes through Old French desfigurer, Latin figura, and Latin fingere. In present use as a verb, it means "to spoil the appearance of; mar", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include figure, configure, and transfigure; derived forms include disfigurement, disfiguration, and disfigured.

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