defaces
Ruins by marking
Defaces means damages or mars the surface or appearance of something, especially deliberately.
Someone who defaces a monument spray-paints graffiti on it; someone who defaces a document scribbles over it or tears it.
The word implies visible damage that spoils or disfigures: Vandals defaced the statue with red paint.
Illegal surface markings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- scribbleWrite without care
desecrate · defile · sabotage · destruction · ruin · malicious · hooligan · delinquent
Spoil the appearance
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
deterioration · degradation · spoilage · abrasion · corrosion · wear · ruin · harm
graffiti
Illegal surface markings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
scribble · desecrate · defile · sabotage · destruction · ruin · malicious · hooligan · delinquent · miscreant
mar
Spoil the appearance
impairment · deterioration · degradation · spoilage · abrasion · corrosion · wear · ruin · harm · injury
scar
Permanent mark from healing
warp · disfigurement · contort · misshape · blemish · spoil · ruin · uglify · mar · disfiguring
defacesbeautifies
Makes more attractive
adorns · decorates · embellishes · ornaments · enhances
defacesrestores
Returns to previous state
repairs · renovates · refurbishes · preserves · rehabilitates
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