ALL meanings of efface
ef·face
E e - verb with object efface to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories. 1
- verb with object efface to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.). 1
- verb with object efface to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) modestly or shyly. 1
- transitive verb efface erase, rub out 1
- transitive verb efface eclipse, blot out 1
- noun efface Erase (a mark) from a surface. 1
- verb efface (Transitive Verb) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. 0
- verb efface (Transitive Verb) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. 0
- verb efface (reflexive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence. 0
- verb efface (medicine) Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor. 0
- verb efface To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. 0
- verb efface to obliterate or make dim 0
- verb efface to make (oneself) inconspicuous or humble through modesty, cowardice, or obsequiousness 0
- verb efface to rub out (a line, drawing, etc); erase 0
- verb transitive efface to rub out, as from a surface; erase; wipe out; obliterate 0
- verb transitive efface to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) from notice 0