as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Recent Examples of disfigure
The incident left her face disfigured and her throat burned.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ikram, now 26, survived the attack but was blinded in her right eye and permanently disfigured.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Use a sharp pair of pruners and be careful not to disfigure the shrub or tree while harvesting branches.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This Upper Paleolithic burial even became famous, though puzzling to researchers, because the unusual skeletal remains were even disfigured.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ikram, now 26, survived the attack but was blinded in her right eye and permanently disfigured.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Use a sharp pair of pruners and be careful not to disfigure the shrub or tree while harvesting branches.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This Upper Paleolithic burial even became famous, though puzzling to researchers, because the unusual skeletal remains were even disfigured.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigure
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In an email sent to families on Tuesday afternoon, the Park Hill School District identified Walker as the woman killed in the crash that left four other teenagers injured.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Air Canada said Tuesday that six of the 39 people who were injured remain hospitalized.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 residents have been displaced after a three-alarm fire heavily damaged five homes in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mexico's government has said that the official registry of disappeared is an overcount, often marred by faulty data from local prosecutor's offices and cases of people being reported missing two or three times.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But his first year in Philly was marred by knee and adductor injuries that resulted in the forward having one of the worst years of his NBA career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.—
Chuck DeVore,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Higher prices will also hurt Southeast Asia, the world's third largest coal-consuming region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another person riding a scooter was also hurt in the crash.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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For the country’s leadership, weakened militarily and more isolated than ever, inflicting economic suffering has become the most powerful weapon available.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Continuous support could theoretically weaken muscles, so experts advise mixing exo use with traditional ergonomics and exercise.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bankruptcy may also impair the HOA’s ability to maintain community amenities.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dyslexia does not impair a person’s ability to be an effective leader or president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigure. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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