Defacing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    defacement
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deface form-of, gerund, participle, present

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blemishdisfiguredisfigurebatterbefoulbesmirch

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"The New York City Transit Authority did not appreciate having its trains re-decorated. Defacing public property is illegal, and the city did all it could to stop the graffiti writers and clean up their art."

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