efface
(verb)
verb
1. remove completely from recognition or memory
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
Similar word(s): obliterate
Definition categories: change, blur, dim, slur
2. make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
Definition categories: emotion, humble
3. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Similar word(s): erase
Definition categories: contact, cancel, delete
Sentences with efface as a verb:
- Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
- Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
- Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
- Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.