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Disfiguring vs Adorn - What's the difference?

disfiguring | adorn |

As verbs the difference between disfiguring and adorn

is that disfiguring is present participle of disfigure while adorn is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

As a noun adorn is

adornment.

disfiguring

English

Verb

(head)

    • adorn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    • a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
    a character adorned with every Christian grace
    a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters
  • * Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
    • as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
  • * Goldsmith
    • At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

    Synonyms

    * beautify * bedeck * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also

    Noun

  • (obsolete) adornment
    • (Spenser)

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