DETURPATE meaning: Make less ugly or offensive - OneLook

Usually means: Make less ugly or offensive.

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deturpate: Merriam-Webster
deturpate: Wordnik
deturpate: Wiktionary
Deturpate: Dictionary.com
Deturpate: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
deturpate: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
Deturpate: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
deturpate: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
deturpate: FreeDictionary.org
Deturpate: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (deturpate)

▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To defile; to disfigure.

Similar:

defile, deturbate, depurate, detort, deturb, detrude, defoil, dedecorate, dispatch, dispurvey, more...

Opposite:

beautify, enhance, improve, embellish

Types:

clean, polish, shine, scrub, launder, sanitize, more...

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Similar:

defile, deturbate, depurate, detort, deturb, detrude, defoil, dedecorate, dispatch, dispurvey, more...

Opposite:

beautify, enhance, improve, embellish

Types:

clean, polish, shine, scrub, launder, sanitize, more...

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