disfigurev.

Brit.

/dɪsˈfɪɡjʊə/,

/dɪsˈfɪɡə/, U.S.

/dɪsˈfɪɡjər/

Forms: Also Middle English dysfyger, dysfygure, dysfegoure, Middle English–1500s disfygure, dysfigure, 1500s disfygour, desfigure.

Etymology: < Old French desfigurer (modern French dé- ) = Provençal desfigurar , Spanish desfigurar , Italian disfigurare , medieval Latin diffigurare in Laws of Lombards (Du Cange), a Common Romanic verb < Latin dis- + figūra figure, figūrāre to figure. See also defigure v.¹

a. transitive. To mar the figure or appearance of, destroy the beauty of; to deform, deface.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)]

loathly?c1225

defacec1374

disfigurec1374

emblemishc1384

defoula1387

unhighta1387

disray1431

deform?c1450

foul?c1450

deflower1486

defeata1492

unbeauty1495

deflourisha1513

disform?1520

ungarnish1530

disfashiona1535

disfavour1535

disgrace1549

unbeautify1570

uglify1576

disbeautify1577

dishonest1581

disshape1583

disornament1593

disadorn1598

undeck1598

disvisage1603

unfair1609

untrim1609

debellish1610

disfair1628

discomplexion1640

devenustate1653

disfeature1659

monkeyfy1707

ugly1740

defeature1792

dedecorate1804

scarecrow1853

nastify1873

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 174 (223) What lyst yow þus your self to disfigure.

c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Prol. & Tale 223 O dronke man, disfigured is thy face.

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 25 She had her nose croked, the whiche shent and dysfigured her visage.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. vi. f. vij^v They disfigure there faces, that hit myght apere vnto men that they faste.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 184 To scorch your face, and to disfigure you.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 521 Disfiguring not Gods likeness, but thir own.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 195 The least smoke would disfigure the rich landscape.

1889 J. A. Froude Two Chiefs Dunboy v. 55 His face..had been disfigured by a sabre cut.

b. figurative. To mar or destroy the beauty or natural form of (something immaterial).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial

disembellish1611

disfigure1799

1799 S. Turner Hist. Anglo-Saxons I. ii. v. 228 The authentic actions of Arthur have been so disfigured by the..additions of the minstrels.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 111 Their diction was disfigured by foreign idioms.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 478 Occasional acts of both craft and violence disfigure the whole of his career.

†c. To misrepresent injuriously. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)]

to say or speak shame of, on, byc950

teleeOE

sayOE

to speak evil (Old English be) ofc1000

belie?c1225

betell?c1225

missayc1225

skandera1300

disclanderc1300

wrenchc1300

bewrayc1330

bite1330

gothele1340

slanderc1340

deprave1362

hinderc1375

backbite1382

blasphemec1386

afamec1390

fame1393

to blow up?a1400

defamea1400

noise1425

to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445

malignc1450

to speak villainy of1470

infame1483

injury1484

painta1522

malicea1526

denigrate1526

disfamea1533

misreporta1535

sugill?1539

dishonest?c1550

calumniate1554

scandalize1566

ill1577

blaze1579

traduce1581

misspeak1582

blot1583

abuse1592

wronga1596

infamonize1598

vilify1598

injure?a1600

forspeak1601

libel1602

infamize1605

belibel1606

calumnize1606

besquirt1611

colly1615

scandala1616

bedirt1622

soil1641

disfigurea1643

sycophant1642

spatter1645

sugillate1647

bespattera1652

bedung1655

asperse1656

mischieve1656

opprobriatea1657

reflect1661

dehonestate1663

carbonify1792

defamate1810

mouth1810

foul-mouth1822

lynch1836

rot1890

calumny1895

ding1903

bad-talk1938

norate1938

bad-mouth1941

monster1967

a1643 J. Shute Judgem. & Mercy (1645) 145 How ever some detracters dis-figured him to his Prince, he never spake of him without reverence.

†2. To alter the figure or appearance of; to disguise. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change [verb (transitive)] > modify > appearance

disfigure?c1370

disguise1393

unbeast1611

?c1370 Robert Cicyle in J. O. Halliwell Nugæ Poeticæ (1844) 55 No man myght hym not knowe, He was so dysfygerde in a throwe.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 2046 And me so wel disfigure..That..ther shal no man me knowe.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin iv. 74 May this be true, that oo[n] man may hym-self thus desfigure?

1597 T. Blundeville Exercises (ed. 2) viii. f. 369 The crookednes..of the Meridians, which..do so much disfigure..the true shape of the Regions, as they can scant be knowne.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 217 The Sun and Moon neer the Horizon, are disfigur'd.

1713 J. Addison Cato iv. ii Disfigur'd in a vile Numidian dress, and for a worthless woman.

†3. The technical expression for: To carve (a peacock). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of fowls > prepare fowls [verb (transitive)] > carve > peacock

disfigure?1478

?1478 Lydgate's Horse, Goose & Sheep (Caxton) (1822) 33 A crane displayd A pecok disfigured A curlew unioynted.

1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) sig. A^v Dysfygure that pecocke.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Disfigure that Peacock, i.e. Cut it up, a Term us'd in Carving at Table.

†4. intransitive. To lose its figure, become misshapen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > lose shape or become misshapen [verb (intransitive)]

disfigure1605

unsquare1790

disform1868

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de Faur Τετραστικα in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 686 The right Cubes Figure..Whose quadrat flatnes neuer doth dis-figure.

Derivatives

disˈfiguring n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun]

disfigurec1386

deformationc1440

defoulinga1450

disfiguring1526

deforming1552

disfiguredness1565

disgrace1581

defiguration1585

defeature1593

disfigurement1637

disfiguration1653

reprobation1774

uglification1820

desightment1828

deform1831

disfeaturement1884

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > disfiguring

deformidable1631

disfiguring1775

disfeaturing1813

disfigurative1823

deforming1870

defacing1885

uglifying1886

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. a*vi^v Without any great disfiguryng of the body.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 66 In our fastings, there are disfigurings.

1648 R. Boyle Seraphic Love (1660) 3 By indistinct or disfiguring considerations.

1775 H. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. (1834) I. 52 Small-pox..cannot be a more disfiguring disease than the present mode of dressing.

1895 Athenæum 27 Apr. 532/3 The most disfiguring blemish is the way in which names are rendered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disfigure
释义	† disfiguren. Etymology: < disfigure v. Obsolete. Disfigurement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun] disfigurec1386 deformationc1440 defoulinga1450 disfiguring1526 deforming1552 disfiguredness1565 disgrace1581 defiguration1585 defeature1593 disfigurement1637 disfiguration1653 reprobation1774 uglification1820 desightment1828 deform1831 disfeaturement1884 c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale 104 He [Midas] preyde hire that to no creature She sholde tellen of his disfigure. 1590 Humble Motion with Submission 25 No small disfigure vnto Christs church. 1697 R. Pierce Bath Mem. i. vii. 181 It was no small Disfigure to him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). disfigurev. Brit. /dɪsˈfɪɡjʊə/, /dɪsˈfɪɡə/, U.S. /dɪsˈfɪɡjər/ Forms: Also Middle English dysfyger, dysfygure, dysfegoure, Middle English–1500s disfygure, dysfigure, 1500s disfygour, desfigure. Etymology: < Old French desfigurer (modern French dé- ) = Provençal desfigurar , Spanish desfigurar , Italian disfigurare , medieval Latin diffigurare in Laws of Lombards (Du Cange), a Common Romanic verb < Latin dis- + figūra figure, figūrāre to figure. See also defigure v.¹ 1. a. transitive. To mar the figure or appearance of, destroy the beauty of; to deform, deface. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)] loathly?c1225 defacec1374 disfigurec1374 emblemishc1384 defoula1387 unhighta1387 disray1431 deform?c1450 foul?c1450 deflower1486 defeata1492 unbeauty1495 deflourisha1513 disform?1520 ungarnish1530 disfashiona1535 disfavour1535 disgrace1549 unbeautify1570 uglify1576 disbeautify1577 dishonest1581 disshape1583 disornament1593 disadorn1598 undeck1598 disvisage1603 unfair1609 untrim1609 debellish1610 disfair1628 discomplexion1640 devenustate1653 disfeature1659 monkeyfy1707 ugly1740 defeature1792 dedecorate1804 scarecrow1853 nastify1873 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 174 (223) What lyst yow þus your self to disfigure. c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Prol. & Tale 223 O dronke man, disfigured is thy face. a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 25 She had her nose croked, the whiche shent and dysfigured her visage. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. vi. f. vij^v They disfigure there faces, that hit myght apere vnto men that they faste. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 184 To scorch your face, and to disfigure you. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 521 Disfiguring not Gods likeness, but thir own. View more context for this quotation 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 195 The least smoke would disfigure the rich landscape. 1889 J. A. Froude Two Chiefs Dunboy v. 55 His face..had been disfigured by a sabre cut. b. figurative. To mar or destroy the beauty or natural form of (something immaterial). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial disembellish1611 disfigure1799 1799 S. Turner Hist. Anglo-Saxons I. ii. v. 228 The authentic actions of Arthur have been so disfigured by the..additions of the minstrels. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 111 Their diction was disfigured by foreign idioms. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 478 Occasional acts of both craft and violence disfigure the whole of his career. †c. To misrepresent injuriously. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)] to say or speak shame of, on, byc950 teleeOE sayOE to speak evil (Old English be) ofc1000 belie?c1225 betell?c1225 missayc1225 skandera1300 disclanderc1300 wrenchc1300 bewrayc1330 bite1330 gothele1340 slanderc1340 deprave1362 hinderc1375 backbite1382 blasphemec1386 afamec1390 fame1393 to blow up?a1400 defamea1400 noise1425 to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445 malignc1450 to speak villainy of1470 infame1483 injury1484 painta1522 malicea1526 denigrate1526 disfamea1533 misreporta1535 sugill?1539 dishonest?c1550 calumniate1554 scandalize1566 ill1577 blaze1579 traduce1581 misspeak1582 blot1583 abuse1592 wronga1596 infamonize1598 vilify1598 injure?a1600 forspeak1601 libel1602 infamize1605 belibel1606 calumnize1606 besquirt1611 colly1615 scandala1616 bedirt1622 soil1641 disfigurea1643 sycophant1642 spatter1645 sugillate1647 bespattera1652 bedung1655 asperse1656 mischieve1656 opprobriatea1657 reflect1661 dehonestate1663 carbonify1792 defamate1810 mouth1810 foul-mouth1822 lynch1836 rot1890 calumny1895 ding1903 bad-talk1938 norate1938 bad-mouth1941 monster1967 a1643 J. Shute Judgem. & Mercy (1645) 145 How ever some detracters dis-figured him to his Prince, he never spake of him without reverence. †2. To alter the figure or appearance of; to disguise. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change [verb (transitive)] > modify > appearance disfigure?c1370 disguise1393 unbeast1611 ?c1370 Robert Cicyle in J. O. Halliwell Nugæ Poeticæ (1844) 55 No man myght hym not knowe, He was so dysfygerde in a throwe. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 2046 And me so wel disfigure..That..ther shal no man me knowe. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin iv. 74 May this be true, that oo[n] man may hym-self thus desfigure? 1597 T. Blundeville Exercises (ed. 2) viii. f. 369 The crookednes..of the Meridians, which..do so much disfigure..the true shape of the Regions, as they can scant be knowne. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 217 The Sun and Moon neer the Horizon, are disfigur'd. 1713 J. Addison Cato iv. ii Disfigur'd in a vile Numidian dress, and for a worthless woman. †3. The technical expression for: To carve (a peacock). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of fowls > prepare fowls [verb (transitive)] > carve > peacock disfigure?1478 ?1478 Lydgate's Horse, Goose & Sheep (Caxton) (1822) 33 A crane displayd A pecok disfigured A curlew unioynted. 1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) sig. A^v Dysfygure that pecocke. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Disfigure that Peacock, i.e. Cut it up, a Term us'd in Carving at Table. †4. intransitive. To lose its figure, become misshapen. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > lose shape or become misshapen [verb (intransitive)] disfigure1605 unsquare1790 disform1868 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de Faur Τετραστικα in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 686 The right Cubes Figure..Whose quadrat flatnes neuer doth dis-figure. Derivatives disˈfiguring n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun] disfigurec1386 deformationc1440 defoulinga1450 disfiguring1526 deforming1552 disfiguredness1565 disgrace1581 defiguration1585 defeature1593 disfigurement1637 disfiguration1653 reprobation1774 uglification1820 desightment1828 deform1831 disfeaturement1884 the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > disfiguring deformidable1631 disfiguring1775 disfeaturing1813 disfigurative1823 deforming1870 defacing1885 uglifying1886 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. avi^v Without any great disfiguryng of the body. a1631 J. Donne Serm.* (1955) II. 66 In our fastings, there are disfigurings. 1648 R. Boyle Seraphic Love (1660) 3 By indistinct or disfiguring considerations. 1775 H. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. (1834) I. 52 Small-pox..cannot be a more disfiguring disease than the present mode of dressing. 1895 Athenæum 27 Apr. 532/3 The most disfiguring blemish is the way in which names are rendered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1386v.?c1370
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† disfiguren.

disfigurev.

Derivatives