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efface

/ efface /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make inconspicuous
"efface onself"
Type of:
humble
Derived:
effacement self-effacement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
remove completely from recognition or memory
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Type of:
blur dim slur
Derived:
eradication obliteration annihilation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
Type of:
delete cancel
Kinds of:
sponge scratch out cut out
Derived:
erasure expunction expunging eraser
Entails:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
20
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humble blur dim slur delete cancel sponge scratch out cut out