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Youth is impulsive. When our young men grow angry at some real or imaginary wrong, and disfigure their faces with black paint, it denotes that their hearts are black, and that they are often cruel and relentless, and our old men and old women are unable to restrain them. Thus it has ever been.
Chief Seattle

Meaning of "disfigure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISFIGURE

disfigure  [dɪsˈfɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISFIGURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disfigure is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disfigure in English.

WHAT DOES DISFIGURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disfigurement

Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, as from a disease, birth defect, or wound.

Definition of disfigure in the English dictionary

The definition of disfigure in the dictionary is to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface. Other definition of disfigure is to mar the effect or quality of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISFIGURE

PRESENT

Present
I disfigure
you disfigure
he/she/it disfigures
we disfigure
you disfigure
they disfigure
Present continuous
I am disfiguring
you are disfiguring
he/she/it is disfiguring
we are disfiguring
you are disfiguring
they are disfiguring
Present perfect
I have disfigured
you have disfigured
he/she/it has disfigured
we have disfigured
you have disfigured
they have disfigured
Present perfect continuous
I have been disfiguring
you have been disfiguring
he/she/it has been disfiguring
we have been disfiguring
you have been disfiguring
they have been disfiguring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disfigured
you disfigured
he/she/it disfigured
we disfigured
you disfigured
they disfigured
Past continuous
I was disfiguring
you were disfiguring
he/she/it was disfiguring
we were disfiguring
you were disfiguring
they were disfiguring
Past perfect
I had disfigured
you had disfigured
he/she/it had disfigured
we had disfigured
you had disfigured
they had disfigured
Past perfect continuous
I had been disfiguring
you had been disfiguring
he/she/it had been disfiguring
we had been disfiguring
you had been disfiguring
they had been disfiguring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disfigure
you will disfigure
he/she/it will disfigure
we will disfigure
you will disfigure
they will disfigure
Future continuous
I will be disfiguring
you will be disfiguring
he/she/it will be disfiguring
we will be disfiguring
you will be disfiguring
they will be disfiguring
Future perfect
I will have disfigured
you will have disfigured
he/she/it will have disfigured
we will have disfigured
you will have disfigured
they will have disfigured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disfiguring
you will have been disfiguring
he/she/it will have been disfiguring
we will have been disfiguring
you will have been disfiguring
they will have been disfiguring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disfigure
you would disfigure
he/she/it would disfigure
we would disfigure
you would disfigure
they would disfigure
Conditional continuous
I would be disfiguring
you would be disfiguring
he/she/it would be disfiguring
we would be disfiguring
you would be disfiguring
they would be disfiguring
Conditional perfect
I would have disfigure
you would have disfigure
he/she/it would have disfigure
we would have disfigure
you would have disfigure
they would have disfigure
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disfiguring
you would have been disfiguring
he/she/it would have been disfiguring
we would have been disfiguring
you would have been disfiguring
they would have been disfiguring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disfigure
we let´s disfigure
you disfigure
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disfigure
Past participle
disfigured
Present Participle
disfiguring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISFIGURE


agar
ˈeɪɡə
bottega
bəˈteɪɡə
configure
ˌkənˈfɪɡə
digger
ˈdɪɡə
double-figure
ˌdʌbəlˈfɪɡə
figure
ˈfɪɡə
Geiger
ˈɡaɪɡə
jaeger
ˈjeɪɡə
ligger
ˈlɪɡə
omega
ˈəʊmɪɡə
Ortega
ɔːˈteɪɡə
outrigger
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə
prefigure
priːˈfɪɡə
reconfigure
ˌriːkənˈfɪɡə
refigure
riːˈfɪɡə
single-figure
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈfɪɡə
tiger
ˈtaɪɡə
transfigure
trænsˈfɪɡə
trigger
ˈtrɪɡə
vinegar
ˈvɪnɪɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISFIGURE

disfame
disfavour
disfavourer
disfeature
disfeaturement
disfellowship
disfellowshipped
disfellowshipping
disfiguration
disfigured
disfigurement
disfigurer
disflesh
disfluency
disfluent
disforest
disforestation
disform
disfranchise
disfranchisement

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISFIGURE

action figure
Chladni figure
cult figure
cut a good figure
cut a poor figure
Escher figure
father figure
go figure
hourglass figure
impossible figure
index figure
lay figure
ligure
Lissajous figure
solid figure
stick figure
terminal figure

Synonyms and antonyms of disfigure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISFIGURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disfigure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disfigure

Translation of «disfigure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISFIGURE

Find out the translation of disfigure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disfigure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disfigure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

将 > 毁容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desfigurar
570 millions of speakers

English

disfigure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विरूपित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изуродовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desfigurar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকৃত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défigurer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disfigure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entstellen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外観を損じる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외관이 손상되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disfigure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ô danh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விகாரமாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्रूप करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çirkinleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfigurare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniekształcają
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знівечити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desfigura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραμορφώνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vanställa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vansire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disfigure

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISFIGURE»

The term «disfigure» is normally little used and occupies the 119.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISFIGURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disfigure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disfigure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disfigure

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2 QUOTES WITH «DISFIGURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disfigure.
1
Lance Gross
My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.
2
Chief Seattle
Youth is impulsive. When our young men grow angry at some real or imaginary wrong, and disfigure their faces with black paint, it denotes that their hearts are black, and that they are often cruel and relentless, and our old men and old women are unable to restrain them. Thus it has ever been.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISFIGURE»

Discover the use of disfigure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disfigure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The new Virginia justice: comprising the office and ...
Whoever shall voluntarily, maliciously, and of purpose, bite off" a nose, ear or lip, or bite off or disable any limb or member of another, with intention in so doing to kill, maim or disfigure such person, every such offender, his or her aiders, ...
William Waller Hening, 1810
2
A Complete Collection Of State-Trials And Proceedings For ...
As for Mr. Coke, that which he principally puts his Defence upon, is, that his Intent was to kill and murther Mr. Crispe, but not to maim him, or to flit his Nose, or to disfigure him in so doing ; and therefore, tho' in Pursuance and Execution of the ...
‎1730
3
A Complete Collection of State-trials, and Proceedings for ...
As for Mr. Coke, that which he principally puts his Defence upon, is, that his Intent was to kill and murther Mr. Crispe, but not to maim him, or to flit his Nose, or to disfigure him in so doing ; and therefore, tho' in Pursuance and Execution of the ...
Thomas Salmon, Sollom Emlyn, 1730
4
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Now the bare intent to murder was no felony ; but to disfigure, with an intent to disfigure, was made so by this statute ; on which they were therefore indicted. And Coke, who was a disgrace to the profession of the law, had the effrontery to rest ...
Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley, 1869
5
Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the ...
The case was somewhat singular. The murder of Crispe was intended, and he was left for dead. being terribly hacked and disfigured with a hedge-bill; but he recovered. Now the bare intent to murder is no felony; but to disfigure, with an intent ...
Sir William Blackstone, St. George Tucker, Edward Christian, 1803
6
New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (partly Founded on ...
(n) The Coventry Act made it a capital felony to disable with intend to maim or to disfigure. On this statute Mr. Coke, a gentleman in Suffolk, and one Woodburn, a labourer, were indicted in 1722 ; Coke for hiring and abetting Woodburn, and ...
Henry John Stephen, James Fitzjames Stephen, 1853
7
Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books; with an ...
Now the bare intent to murder is no felony; but to disfigure, with an intent to disfi , is made so by this statute; on w ich they were therefore indicted. And Coke, who was a dismce to the profession of the law, hatf the eifronltery to rest his defense ...
Sir William Blackstone, John Fletcher Hargrave, George Sweet, 1854
8
Precedents of indictments and pleas: adapted to the use both ...
Langcake, 1 Yeates, 415), the first count stated, that Langcake contriving and intending Jonathan Carmalt, a citizen of Pennsylvania, to maim and disfigure, with force and arms, &c, on purpose and of his malice aforethought, and by lying in ...
Francis Wharton, 1871
9
Commentaries on the laws of England
This, though no such evil consequence en- k On this statute Mr. Coke* a gentle- mined with an intent to disfigure, but man of Suffolk, and one Woodburn, a with an intent to murder; and therefore labourer, were indicted in 1772; Coke not within ...
William Blackstone, 1783
10
Commentaries on the laws of England. [Another]
The murder of Crispe such attack happens not to kill, but was intended, and he was left for dead, only to disfigure him ; he may be in- being terribly hacked and disfigured dieted on this statute ; and it shall be with a hedge-bill ; but he recovered ...
William Blackstone (sir.), sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1825

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISFIGURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disfigure is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grand jury returns 37 indictments - The Franklin News Post: News
... with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill, did cut and wound another person, March 4; and during the commission of, or an attempt to ... «Franklin News Post, Jul 15»
2
Seven accused remanded | Barbados Today
The charges include murder, possession of ammunition, possession of firearms, robbery, unlawful wounding with intent to maim, disfigure or ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
3
Man acquitted of attempted murder in shooting
... acquitted of attempted murder but will face sentencing for discharging a firearm with an attempt to wound or disfigure in a 2012 shooting that ... «Prince George Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Enough words, we need action against Orange hall arsonists
In reality, this is another example of a hate campaign that serves to disfigure our society. These modest buildings, situated virtually in the middle ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Where America's biggest religions stand on same-sex marriage
"As you know, these realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces which threaten to disfigure God's plan for creation and betray ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
6
Miner accused of chopping ex-wife's boyfriend
... states that on July 1st, at North Ruimveldt, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Sherwin James with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or to ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
7
Roots of Wisdom: Cool nights good for us, not for plants
Diseases disfigure their hosts. There is a disease tailored to attack any part of a plant. Leaf spots, rusts, blisters, blights and molds focus on ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Lucha Underground, Episode 34 (July 1, 2015): Rundown & Review
"You tried to disfigure this face. This face? The face that my mamichula gave me? At Ultima Lucha, Juanito, I'm going to rip tu pinche face off! «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
9
Working for Love
Work, depending on the tilt it is given, has the ability to either destroy or give dignity to people, to care for or disfigure nature, to provide or omit ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
10
Michael Dirda on Moral Agents
... less damage in life he might have written even better novels, without the preening and point-scoring that disfigure most of his later books”. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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