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defigure

UK/dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/

defigure verb: to delineate, to depict.

Verb

defigure (third-person singular simple present defigures, present participle defiguring, simple past and past participle defigured)

  1. (obsolete) To delineate, to depict.
    • These two stones as they are here defigured.1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments
  2. (nonstandard) to disfigure

Forms of defigure

third-person singular presentdefigures
present participledefiguring
past participledefigured
pastdefigured

Origin of defigure

From de- + figure.

Questions about defigure

What does defigure mean?
Defigure means to delineate, to depict.
What part of speech is defigure?
Defigure is a verb.
How do you pronounce defigure?
Defigure is pronounced /dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of defigure?
The past tense of defigure is defigured.

Words near defigure in the dictionary

  1. defies
  2. defies belief
  3. defiest
  4. defieth
  5. defiguration
  6. defigure
  7. defigured
  8. defigures
  9. defiguring
  10. defilable
  11. defilade

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