Is Defaced One Word?

verb (used with object), de·faced, de·fac·ing. to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it. to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid: to deface a bond.

What does it mean to be defaced?

1 : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details deface an inscription. 2 : impair. 3 obsolete : destroy.

What is defaced and devalued?

As verbs the difference between devalue and deface

is that devalue is to lower or remove the value of something while deface is to damage something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.