efface
Meaning of efface
verb
- 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.
- 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.
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:
Meaning erase:
Translation of efface
- German: löschen, ausradieren, tilgen, wegwischen, auswischen
- Spanish: borrar, suprimir
- French: effacer, supprimer
- Portuguese: excluir, apagar, deletar
- Italian: eliminare, cancellare
Words that rhyme with efface
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