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v.to cause permanent change in a person's body, particularly by leaving visible scars which affect a person's appearance. In lawsuits or claims due to injuries caused by another's negligence or intentional actions, such scarring can add considerably to general damages.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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disfigure — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. desfigurer disfigure, alter, disguise, destroy, from M.L. diffigurare, from L. dis (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + figura figure, from figurare to figure (see FIGURE (Cf. figure)). Related: Disfigured; di … Etymology dictionary
Disfigure — Dis*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[ e]figurer; pref. des (L. dis ) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfigure — Dis*fig ure, n. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disfigure — *deface Analogous words: mangle, batter, *maim, mutilate: *deform, distort, contort, warp: *injure, damage, mar, impair Antonyms: adorn Contrasted words: embellish, beautify (see ADORN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disfigure — [v] make ugly blemish, damage, deface, defile, deform, disfashion, disfeature, distort, hurt, injure, maim, mangle, mar, mutilate, scar; concepts 137,246,250 Ant. adorn, beautify, decorate, ornament … New thesaurus
disfigure — ► VERB ▪ spoil the appearance of. DERIVATIVES disfiguration noun disfigurement noun … English terms dictionary
disfigure — [dis fig′yər] vt. disfigured, disfiguring [ME disfiguren < OFr desfigurer < des , DIS + figurer < L figurare, to fashion, form < figura, FIGURE] to hurt the appearance or attractiveness of; deform; deface; mar … English World dictionary
disfigure — [[t]dɪsfɪ̱gə(r), AM gjər[/t]] disfigures, disfiguring, disfigured 1) VERB: usu passive If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled. [be V ed] Many of the wounded had been badly disfigured. Derived words: disfigured ADJ GRADED She tried… … English dictionary
disfigure — UK [dɪsˈfɪɡə(r)] / US [dɪsˈfɪɡjər] verb [transitive] Word forms disfigure : present tense I/you/we/they disfigure he/she/it disfigures present participle disfiguring past tense disfigured past participle disfigured to spoil the appearance of… … English dictionary
disfigure — verb junkyards disfigure the landscape Syn: mar, spoil, deface, scar, blemish, uglify; damage, injure, impair, blight, mutilate, deform, maim, ruin; vandalize Ant: adorn … Thesaurus of popular words
