1
[ verb ] remove completely from recognition or memory

Synonyms

wipe obliterate

Examples

"efface the memory of the time in the camps"

Related terms

blur eradication

2
[ verb ] make inconspicuous

Examples

: "efface oneself"

Related terms

humble effacement

3
[ verb ] remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Synonyms

rub_out score_out wipe_off erase

Examples

"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

Related terms

delete sponge scratch_out eraser erasure rub

*

Rhymes with

deface face interface interface typeface boldface scarface

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 F EY1 S

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link