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
Violate and deface are semantically related In some cases you can use "Violate" instead a verb "Deface".
Nearby Words: defacement, defacing
Violate
Violate verb - To fail to keep.
Mutual synonyms
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