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efface

The correct spelling is efface.

How to pronounce efface

verb

IPA: /əˈfeɪs/

Say it like: Eff-ase

The correct spelling is efface. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. For example: "Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard."

Usage Examples

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.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
  2. 2.To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
  3. 3.To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
  4. 4.Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.

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