Definition of efface Efface
/ɪfejˈs/ - [ifeys] - ef•face
We found 13 definitions of efface from 6 different sources.
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What does efface mean?
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| efface - make inconspicuous; "efface oneself" | ||
| humble cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him" | ||
| efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" | ||
| erase, rub out, score out, wipe off | ||
| delete, cancel remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" | ||
| sponge gather sponges, in the ocean | ||
| scratch out, cut out strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list" | ||
| efface - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" | ||
| obliterate | ||
| blot out, veil, hide, obliterate, obscure to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" | ||
| slur, dim, blur utter indistinctly | ||
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Wiktionary 
- efface (Verb)
To erase as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface; to render illegible or indiscernible. - efface (Verb)
To cause to disappear as if by rub rubbing out or strike striking out . - efface (Verb)
To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence. - efface (Verb)
Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- efface (v. t.)
To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin. - efface (v. t.)
To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To remove markings or information. -
efface
To rub or wipe out.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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efface
ef-fās′, v.t. to destroy the surface of a thing: to rub out: to obliterate, wear away.—adj. Efface′able, that can be rubbed out.—n. Efface′ment. [Fr. effacer—L. ex, out, facies, face.]
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🔤- efface, verb, present, 1st person singular of efface (infinitive).
- efface, verb (infinitive).
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