Defaces

/dɪˈfeɪsɪz/ verb

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of deface; he, she, or it damages or spoils the appearance of something.

Etymology

Regular conjugation of the verb deface in present tense, adding -es to form the third-person singular form.

Kelly Says

The verb 'defaces' appears constantly in legal documents and vandalism reports, making it one of the few crimes whose grammatical forms are extensively documented.

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