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efface

verb

/ɪˈfeɪs/

Meaning

To erase or wipe out something; to make oneself inconspicuous.

Time had effaced the letters on the old gravestone.

efface oneself

erase, obliterate, remove, eliminate

preserve, retain

efface memory, efface marks, efface oneself

to cease to be visible; to vanish

to cause a liquid to flow from a container

to make changes or improvements, often in a legal or written text

To disguise or conceal one's true feelings or intentions.

To remove people from a dangerous place to safety.

To fall from the sky as rain, snow, or other forms of water.