disfigure Copy link Outline 1. dēformo, 1 (to alter the natural form in any way; but usu. for the worse)2. foedo, 1 (to disfigure offensively, brutally)3. turpo, 1 (sim. to foedo, but less strong) • disfigure: 1. dēformo, 1 (to alter the natural form in any way; but usu. for the worse): to d. the features (of starvation), vultum d., Virg.: walls bare and d.d, parietes nudi ac deformati, Cic. 2. foedo, 1 (to disfigure offensively, brutally): to d. the face with talons, ora unguibus f., Virg.: Liv.: v. to pollute. 3. turpo, 1 (sim. to foedo, but less strong): a scar d.s the brow, t. frontem cicatrix, Hor.: to d. fair shoulders, candidos humeros t., Hor.: Tac.