Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To defile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To defile; to disfigure.
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- verb obsolete, transitive To
defile ; todisfigure .
Etymologies
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Latin deturpare; de + turpare to make ugly, defile, turpis ugly, foul.
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she commented on the word deturpate
v., to defile; disfigure; make ugly or foul
July 13, 2008
sionnach commented on the word deturpate
And here I thought it just meant "to apply minoxidil". Silly moi.
July 13, 2008
bilby commented on the word deturpate
etapruted backwards.
July 13, 2008