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effacing

verb
/ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/

Meaning

erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance

Example Sentences

She kept effacing herself during the meeting so that others could shine.

Synonyms

erasing, removing, obliterating, diminishing, concealing

Antonyms

highlighting, emphasizing, revealing

Collocations

effacing memory, effacing oneself, effacing traces

Related Vocabularies

To continue to live or exist after a difficult event or situation.
To act or conduct oneself in a particular way.
to cut with or as if with scissors
Coming to a halt or pause.
To confess or acknowledge something as true; to allow entry.
To feel or express discontent or to long for something.

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