efface

Meaning of efface

verb
  1. 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.
  2. To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
    Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
  3. To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
    Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
  4. Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
    Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.

Information about efface

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of efface is: effaces.
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Hyphenation of efface

ef-face

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • efface is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

efface synonyms

Meaning obliterate:

obliterate

Meaning erase:

erase

Translation of efface

Words that rhyme with efface

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