DEFACE

deface

Verb

  1. To damage something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
  2. To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value.
    He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
  3. To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.
    You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.


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