disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
disfigured; disfiguring; disfigures
1
: to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
a face disfigured by smallpox
2
obsolete
: disguise
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Examples of disfigure in a Sentence
His face was disfigured by a scar.
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Peach leaf curl is disfiguring leaves on lots of stone fruits this year, even those sprayed well with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfig-yər
especially British -ˈfig-ər
: to spoil the appearance of
disfigured by a scar
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