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单词 disfigure
释义 disfigure
 —disfigurer,  n.  
 /dis fig"yeuhr/; Brit. /dis fig"euhr/, v.t., disfigured, disfiguring.
  1. to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
  2. to mar the effect or excellence of: His reputation was disfigured by instances of political favoritism.
 [1325-75; ME disfiguren < AF, OF desfigurer, equiv. to des- DIS-1 + -figurer, v. deriv. of figure FIGURE]
 Syn. 1. spoil, blemish. See mar.
 Ant. 1. beautify.
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