Build
Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Deface
Deface verb - To deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property.
Usage example: the principal vowed to get the punks who defaced the statue in front of the school
Nearby Words: defacement, defacing
Common collocations
| reputation | build reputation | deface reputation |
| home | build home | deface home |
| statue | build statue | deface statue |
| walls | build walls | deface walls |
Cite this Source
Deface and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface
Build & Deface. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface>.
Deface or Build. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface.
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