Disfigure
Disfigure verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Mangle and Disfigure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disfigure/mangle
Disfigure & Mangle. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disfigure/mangle>.
Mangle or Disfigure. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disfigure/mangle.
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