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efface
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
efface
(verb)
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efface
/ɪ
ˈ
feɪs/
verb
effaces
;
effaced
;
effacing
efface
/ɪ
ˈ
feɪs/
verb
effaces
;
effaced
;
effacing
Learner's definition of EFFACE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to cause (something) to fade or disappear
coins with dates
effaced
by wear
a memory
effaced
by time
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self-effacing
— effacement
/ɪ
ˈ
feɪsmənt/
noun
[
noncount
]
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