deturpate

deturpate
verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin deturpatus, past participle of deturpare to disfigure, from de from, away + turpare to disfigure, defile, from turpis ugly, foul, shameful — more at de-, turpitude
obsolete : to become vile or debased

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  • Deturpate — De*tur pate, v. t. [L. deturpare; de + turpare to make ugly, defile, turpis ugly, foul.] To defile; to disfigure. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deturpate — To defile or disfigure …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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