devenustate

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  1. To deprive of beauty or grace. Of beauty and order devenustated, and exposed to shame and dishonour. Waterhouse, Apol. for Learning (1653), p. 245.

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  1. from Late Latin devenustatus, past participle of devenustare, disfigure, deform, from Latin de- privative + Late Latin venustare, make beautiful, from Latin venustus, beautiful, from Venus, the goddess of love and beauty: see Venus.
 

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