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    efface
    /ɪˈfeɪs/

    verb

    • 1. erase (a mark) from a surface: "with time, the words are effaced by the rain"
    • 2. make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous: "to efface oneself is not the easiest of duties which the teacher can undertake" Similar make oneself inconspicuouskeep out of sightkeep oneself to oneselfkeep quietOpposite make one's presence felt

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEFFACE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EFFACE definition: 1. to remove something intentionally: 2. to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › effaceEfface Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EFFACE is to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; also : to cause to vanish. How to use efface in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › effaceEFFACE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Efface definition: to wipe out; do away with; expunge. See examples of EFFACE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEFFACE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EFFACE meaning: 1. to remove something intentionally: 2. to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › effaceEfface - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If something is erased or rubbed out, it has been effaced. Teachers get annoyed to find that someone has effaced the blackboard — even the part clearly marked, "Do Not Erase!"

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEFFACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. [ formal ] ...an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › EffaceEfface - definition of efface by The Free Dictionary

    1. To rub or wipe out; erase: The serial number had been effaced from the stolen product. 2. To remove or make indistinct: "Five years' absence had done nothing to efface the people's memory of his firmness" (Alan Moorehead). 3.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishefface verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of efface verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Efface definition: to wipe out; do away with; expunge. See examples of EFFACE used in a sentence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › effaceefface | meaning of efface in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    efface meaning, definition, what is efface: to destroy or remove something: Learn more.

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