De-tūr'pāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. deturpare, deturpatum, from de and turpare, to make ugly, to defile, from turpis, ugly, foul; It. deturpare, Sp. deturpar, O. Fr. déturper.] To defile. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.