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efface
[ ih-feys ]
verb (used with object)
, ef·faced, ef·fac·ing.
- to wipe out; do away with; expunge:
to efface one's unhappy memories.
- to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.).
- to make (oneself ) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself ) modestly or shyly.
efface
/ ɪˈfeɪs /
verb
- to obliterate or make dim
to efface a memory
- to make (oneself) inconspicuous or humble through modesty, cowardice, or obsequiousness
- to rub out (a line, drawing, etc); erase
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Derived Forms
- efˈfacement, noun
- efˈfaceable, adjective
- efˈfacer, noun
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Other Words From
- ef·face·a·ble adjective
- ef·face·ment noun
- ef·fac·er noun
- un·ef·face·a·ble adjective
- un·ef·faced adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of efface1
C15: from French effacer, literally: to obliterate the face; see face
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Example Sentences
I hurried away, and it was long before I could efface the impression made upon my mind by this hideous spectacle.
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Thus disappeared from his life the only stain which his restoration had not been able utterly to efface.
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Then he hastily laid earth in the interstices round it, and tried to efface all signs of its having been recently removed.
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Nothing can ever cure me, no dream of my mind can ever efface the dream of my heart.
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She has long been dead, but time will never efface from my mind a tender recollection of her kindness.
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