"defigure" meaning in English

See defigure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: defigures [present, singular, third-person], defiguring [participle, present], defigured [participle, past], defigured [past]
Etymology: de- + figure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|figure}} de- + figure Head templates: {{en-verb}} defigure (third-person singular simple present defigures, present participle defiguring, simple past and past participle defigured)
  1. (obsolete) To delineate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-defigure-en-verb-NeI2XVOY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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