English-Finnish translations for deface

• mitätöidä
  Isoisä mitätöi aiemman testamenttinsa tekemällä uuden.
  Heidän avioliittonsa mitätöitiin, koska se oli lainvastainen.
• muunnella
• turmella
• vahingoittaa

Definition of deface

• To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner
• To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of
• To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it

Synonyms

• disfigure
• mar
• obliterate
• scar
• vandalize
• cancel
• devalue
• nullify
• void

Examples

• After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since
• He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
• You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.

Related words

• defacing
• defacement
• defacer