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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 Opposite
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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.
To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more.
EFFACE definition: 1. to remove something intentionally: 2. to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that…. Learn more.
Efface definition: to wipe out; do away with; expunge. See examples of EFFACE used in a sentence.
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!"
efface. ( ɪˈfeɪs) vb ( tr) 1. to obliterate or make dim: to efface a memory. 2. to make (oneself) inconspicuous or humble through modesty, cowardice, or obsequiousness. 3. to rub out (a line, drawing, etc); erase. [C15: from French effacer, literally: to obliterate the face; see face] efˈfaceable adj. efˈfacement n.
EFFACE meaning: 1. to remove something intentionally: 2. to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that…. Learn more.
To remove or make indistinct. To make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) from notice. To become shorter, softer, and thinner during labor: said of the cervix. To cause to become shorter, softer, and thinner during labor.
to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories. to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.). to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) modestly or shyly.
efface yourself to not attract attention to yourself; to make yourself seem unimportant. In his art he effaces himself almost completely. Definition of efface verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
