disfigure vs pit

pit vs disfigure

disfigure is not a noun while pit is a noun.

disfigure and pit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disfigure	No	No	Yes	No
pit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pit is a hyponym of disfigure; that is, pit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disfigure:

disfigure: mar or spoil the appearance of
pit: mark with a scar

Other hyponyms of disfigure include mangle, maul, mark, pock, scar.

disfigure (noun)	pit (noun)
	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
	a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
	a trap in the form of a concealed hole
	lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
	(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
	(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
	an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
	(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
	a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
	the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
	a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

disfigure (verb)	pit (verb)
mar or spoil the appearance of	remove the pits from
	set into opposition or rivalry
	mark with a scar

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