Defeature
/dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
"This mischiefe framd, for their first loves defeature"
- 2 Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
"What ruins are in me that can be found, / By him not ruin'd? then is he the ground / of my defeatures."
Verb
- 1 To deform. rare
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"This mischiefe framd, for their first loves defeature"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From defeat + -ure.
Etymology 2
From de- + feature.