"defeature" meaning in English

See defeature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Etymology: From defeat + -ure. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defeat|ure}} defeat + -ure Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} defeature
  1. Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
    Sense id: en-defeature-en-noun-vsihnMgH Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ure
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: defeatures [plural]
Etymology: From de- + feature. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|feature}} de- + feature Head templates: {{en-noun}} defeature (plural defeatures)
  1. Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
    Sense id: en-defeature-en-noun-XzSEtJRo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 28 48 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 88 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: defeatures [present, singular, third-person], defeaturing [participle, present], defeatured [participle, past], defeatured [past]
Etymology: From de- + feature. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|feature}} de- + feature Head templates: {{en-verb}} defeature (third-person singular simple present defeatures, present participle defeaturing, simple past and past participle defeatured)
  1. (rare) To deform. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-defeature-en-verb-jG~lDJ0X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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