deface v. + Add to list US //dɪˈfeɪs// UK //dɪfˈeɪs// de·face SynonymsEtymology Synonyms blemishdisfigureOriginLA-LATfacia→OFRdefacier→MEdefacen→ENdeface From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.