as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Other videos show the aftermath, with the victims' faces or hands disfigured.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
By the time Pearson was 8, the tumors had progressed, and his face was noticeably disfigured.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
In New Mexico, a dam along a Rio Grande tributary is bulging and disfigured, putting Albuquerque’s water supplies at risk, Grist’s Jake Bittle reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Another sign is that nearly all of the hands of the women appear to be disfigured with extra or blurry fingers.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
By the time Pearson was 8, the tumors had progressed, and his face was noticeably disfigured.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
In New Mexico, a dam along a Rio Grande tributary is bulging and disfigured, putting Albuquerque’s water supplies at risk, Grist’s Jake Bittle reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Another sign is that nearly all of the hands of the women appear to be disfigured with extra or blurry fingers.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigure. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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