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• dis|fig|ure — «dihs FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. to spoil the appearance of; hurt the beauty of: »A scar disfigured his face. Large billboards disfigured the countryside. SYNONYM(S): deform …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|fig|ure|ment — «dihs FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disfiguring: »the disfigurement of walls by scribblers. 2. a disfigured condition: »The disfigurement of his face was caused by an explosion. SYNONYM(S): defacement, deformity. 3. something that… …   Useful english dictionary

• fig — cap·ri·fig; con·fig·u·ral; con·fig·u·rate; con·fig·u·ra·tion·al; con·fig·u·ra·tion·ism; dis·fig·ure·ment; dis·fig·ur·er; dis·fig·ur·ing·ly; ef·fig·ial; ef·fig·i·ate; fig; fig·ging; fig·gy; fig·ment; Fig; fig·ur·able; fig·ur·al; fig·u·rant;… …   English syllables

• disfigure — dis•fig•ure [[t]dɪsˈfɪg yər[/t]] brit. [[t] ˈfɪg ər[/t]] v. t. ured, ur•ing 1) to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface 2) to mar the effect or excellence of • Etymology: 1325–75; < OF desfigurer=des dis I+ figurer, v. der. of figure …   From formal English to slang

• disfigure — dis|fig|ure [dısˈfıgə US ˈfıgjər] v [T] to spoil the appearance that something naturally has ▪ His face had been disfigured in an accident. >disfigured adj >disfigurement n [U and C] >disfiguring adj ▪ a disfiguring disease …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disfigure — dis|fig|ure [ dıs fıgjər ] verb transitive to spoil the appearance of someone or something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disfigurement — dis·fig·ure·ment …   English syllables

• Disfigure — Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disfigured — Disfigure Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disfiguring — Disfigure Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English