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Efface

//əˈfeɪs// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. transitive

    "Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard."

  2. 2
    remove completely from recognition or memory wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. transitive

    "Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol."

  4. 4
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing wordnet
  5. 5
    To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence. intransitive

    "Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness."

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  1. 6
    make inconspicuous wordnet
  2. 7
    Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor. intransitive
  3. 8
    Of a woman: to have the cervix thin and stretch in this manner. intransitive

    "Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy."

Etymology

From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).

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