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1. (v.t.) efface
to wipe out; do away with; expunge:
to efface sad memories.
2. efface
to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.).
3. efface
to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) modestly or shyly.
Etymology: (1480–90; < MF effacer. See ef -, face)
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| Definition of 'efface' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) obliterate, efface
remove completely from recognition or memory
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"
2. (verb) efface
make inconspicuous
"efface oneself"
3. (verb) erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
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| Definition of 'efface' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) efface
to cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin
2. (verb) efface
to destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away
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Sense: to rub out; to remove
You must try to efface the event from your memory.
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 Afrikaans: uitwis, uitvee |
 Arabic: يَمْحو، يَشْطُب، يَطْمُس |
 Bulgarian: изтривам |
 Brazilian: apagar |
 Czech: vymazat |
 German: tilgen |
 Danish: slette; fjerne; udviske |
 Greek: εξαλείφω, σβήνω |
 Spanish: borrar |
 Estonian: kustutama |
 Farsi: محو کردن؛ زدودن |
 Finnish: pyyhkiä |
 French: effacer |
 Hebrew: לִמחוֹק |
 Hindi: मिटाना, नष्ट करना |
 Croatian: izbrisati |
 Hungarian: kitöröl |
 Indonesian: menghapus |
 Icelandic: afmá, þurrka út |
 Italian: cancellare |
 Japanese: ぬぐい去る |
 Korean: 지워없애다 |
 Lithuanian: ištrinti |
 Latvian: izdzēst |
 Malay: melupakan |
 Dutch: uitwissen |
 Norwegian: viske ut, (ut)slette, str |
 Polish: zatrzeć, wymazać |
 Persian: محو کردن؛ زدودن |
 Pashto: توږل، ايسته كول، ليري كول |
 Portuguese: apagar |
 Romanian: aşterge |
 Russian: стереть |
 Slovak: vymazať, vytrieť |
 Slovenian: izbrisati |
 Serbian: izbrisati |
 Swedish: utplåna, sudda ut, gnida |
 Thai: ลบออก; ลบล้าง; ทำลาย |
 Turkish: silmek |
 Taiwanese: 抹去，消除 |
 Ukrainian: стирати; викреслювати |
 Urdu: معدوم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: xoá bỏ |
 Chinese: 抹去 |
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