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efface

[ ih-feys ]

verb (used with object)

effaced, effacing.
  1. to wipe out; do away with; expunge:

    to efface one's unhappy memories.

  2. to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.).
  3. to make (oneself ) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself ) modestly or shyly.


efface

/ ɪˈڱɪ /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڲ𳾱Գ, noun
  • ˈڲ𲹲, adjective
  • ˈڲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ڲ·· adjective
  • ·ڲ·Գ noun
  • ·ڲ· noun
  • un··ڲ·· adjective
  • ܲ··ڲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of efface1

From the Middle French word effacer, dating back to 1480–90; ef-, face
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of efface1

C15: from French effacer, literally: to obliterate the face; see face
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The Eaton and Palisades fires effaced entire communities, destroyed thousands of homes and left more than two dozen dead.

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And while Fargeat is not very subtle showing Elisabeth literally being effaced from a billboard, illustrating this very point, the emotional toll is palpable.

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Although written in fire and effaced in ash, these deaths all become recognizable as messages of protest, refusal and resistance in reference to Bouazizi’s act.

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“Even before birth, all human beings have the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory,” Parker wrote.

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“Even before birth,” he added, “all human beings have the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory.”

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