efface

Definition of Efface in English :

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Verb

1. efface, obliterate

remove completely from recognition or memory

Example Sentences:
'efface the memory of the time in the camps'

obliterate

2. efface

make inconspicuous

Example Sentences:
'efface oneself'

3. efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Example Sentences:
'Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Efface

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verb (transitive)

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

Efface

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verb transitiveWord forms: efˈfaced or efˈfacing

1.

to rub out, as from a surface; erase; wipe out; obliterate

time effaced the memory

2.

to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) from notice

Efface

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n.

A position in ballet in which the dancer stands at an angle to the audience so that part of the body is hidden from view.

v. ef·faced, ef·fac·ing, ef·fac·es

v.tr.

1. To rub or wipe out; erase: The serial number had been effaced from the stolen product.

2. To remove or make indistinct: "Five years' absence had done nothing to efface the people's memory of his firmness" (Alan Moorehead).

3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously: "When the two women went out together, Anna deliberately effaced herself and played to the dramatic Molly" (Doris Lessing).

4. Medicine To cause to become shorter, softer, and thinner during labor: The cervix was effaced as the contractions continued.

v.intr.

Medicine To become shorter, softer, and thinner during labor. Used of the cervix.

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