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efface
- /əˈfeɪs/
- /ɪˈfeɪs/
Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).
verb effaces · effacing · effaced
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To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
Similar: rub out
- To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
- To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence. Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
- Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
- Of a woman: to have the cervix thin and stretch in this manner. Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.
Translations
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verb to erase
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 抹殺する massatsu suru, 消去する shōkyo suru |
| 中文 | 磨 mó |
| Kiswahili | -futa |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | unkenntlich machen, unlesbar machen, verwischen |
| Ελληνικά | αποσβήνω aposvíno |
| Română | șterge |
| Русский | стирать stiratʹ, замазывать zamazyvatʹ |
| العربية | دَسَمَ dasama, طَلَسَ ṭalasa, مَحَا maḥā |
verb cause to disappear as if by rubbing out
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 拭い去る nuguisaru |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | ausradieren, auslöschen, zum Verschwinden bringen |
| Русский | стирать stiratʹ |
verb make oneself inobtrusive
| Français | s'effacer |
|---|---|
| Русский | вычёркивать vyčórkivatʹ |
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title = {efface},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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