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/əˈfeɪs/ · verb
(transitive) 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.
An outline of the same device might be traced on his shield, though many a blow had almost effaced the painting.
Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
The bright records of the last hour effaced all the darker traces left by long and weary days.
Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.
Use efface when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Efface means (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible..
Common synonyms include rub out, obliterate, wipe, erase.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
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