efface

verb

ef·face i-ˈfās How to pronounce efface (audio)

effaced; effacing

transitive verb

: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface

coins with dates effaced by wear

also : to cause to vanish

daylight effaced the stars

: to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous

effaceable

i-ˈfā-sə-bəl How to pronounce efface (audio)

adjective

effacer noun

Example Sentences

coins with dates effaced by wear a memory effaced by time

Recent Examples on the Web The fact that their lives also contained sources of fulfillment doesn’t efface this fact.

Andrew Stark, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The emperors who followed Nero swept it away in a frenzy, attempting to efface him and his works from Roman memory.

Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020 To suggest that better factory farms are environmentally desirable—or just—solutions is to efface all ecological and ethical concerns in the name of greenhouse gas reduction.

Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2020 Small plaques for cremations are easily and gracefully effaced by rose bushes and grass.

1843, 21 May 2020 Over time, the self-effacing and unpretentious Mr. Mubarak was eclipsed by one with an almost imperial sense of entitlement.

Michael Slackman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020 This is a little sad and self-effacing but great to see the show use her.

Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2020 Ryota’s widowed mother, in After the Storm, is kinder, more self-effacing, but prone to attacks of ruefulness.

Terrence Rafferty, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 They have been effaced by the end of the Cold War, the apparent global victory of neo-liberal capitalism, and the resurgence of religious extremism.

Julian Gewirtz, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 See More

单词	efface
释义	efface verb ef·face i-ˈfās e- effaced; effacing transitive verb 1 : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface coins with dates effaced by wear also : to cause to vanish daylight effaced the stars 2 : to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous effaceable i-ˈfā-sə-bəl e- adjective effacer noun Synonyms abolish annihilate black out blot out cancel clean (up) eradicate erase expunge exterminate extirpate liquidate obliterate root (out) rub out snuff (out) stamp (out) sweep (away) wipe out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences coins with dates effaced by wear a memory effaced by time Recent Examples on the Web The fact that their lives also contained sources of fulfillment doesn’t efface this fact. Andrew Stark, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The emperors who followed Nero swept it away in a frenzy, attempting to efface him and his works from Roman memory. Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020 To suggest that better factory farms are environmentally desirable—or just—solutions is to efface all ecological and ethical concerns in the name of greenhouse gas reduction. Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2020 Small plaques for cremations are easily and gracefully effaced by rose bushes and grass. 1843, 21 May 2020 Over time, the self-effacing and unpretentious Mr. Mubarak was eclipsed by one with an almost imperial sense of entitlement. Michael Slackman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020 This is a little sad and self-effacing but great to see the show use her. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2020 Ryota’s widowed mother, in After the Storm, is kinder, more self-effacing, but prone to attacks of ruefulness. Terrence Rafferty, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 They have been effaced by the end of the Cold War, the apparent global victory of neo-liberal capitalism, and the resurgence of religious extremism. Julian Gewirtz, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French esfacer, effacer, from e- + face face First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition efface verb ef·face i-ˈfās effaced; effacing : to cause to fade or disappear … she wished to efface the memory of yesterday's failure … Louisa May Alcott, Little Women efface verb as in to erase to destroy all traces of when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance erase eradicate abolish obliterate destroy expunge extirpate exterminate annihilate liquidate cancel wipe out shatter blot out demolish dismantle black out ruin ravage rub out discard sweep (away) kill decimate devastate stamp (out) flatten raze snuff (out) dissolve clean (up) fragment consume wreck root (out) tear down atomize pulverize total waste eject splinter excise expel jettison smash powder devour dash terminate finish zap doom oust dynamite kill off mow (down) ditch blow up blast throw out cut Antonyms & Near Antonyms preserve protect save conserve create make construct build shape form manufacture fabricate forge reconstruct restore renew frame patch repair rebuild fix mend recondition fashion renovate revamp See More
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efface

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