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efface

ef·face

UK/əˈfeɪs/ US/ɪˈfeɪs/ uncommon

verb

1.

remove completely from recognition or memory

  • “efface the memory of the time in the camps”
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2.

make inconspicuous

  • “efface onself”
3.

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

  • “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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Origin

From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).

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