 efface |
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| 1. | [ verb ] remove completely from recognition or memory | |
| Synonyms: | wipe obliterate | |
| Examples: | "efface the memory of the time in the camps" |
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| Related terms: | blur eradication | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make inconspicuous | |
| Examples: | : "efface oneself" |
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| Related terms: | humble effacement | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | |
| Synonyms: | rub_out score_out wipe_off erase | |
| Examples: | "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" |
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| Related terms: | delete sponge scratch_out eraser erasure rub | |
