De-fāçe', v. t.

[imp. & p. p. DEFACED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEFACING.] [From Lat. de and facies, face. Cf. EFFACE.]

1. To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice.
2. To injure, destroy, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; to erase or obliterate; as, to deface letters or writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record.