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efface

/ɪˈfeɪs/

effaceverb

effaced

Past Simple

effaced

Past Participle

effacing

Gerund

/ɪˈfeɪs/

Translations

She wanted to efface her name from the list.

Она хотела вычеркнуть своё имя из списка.

He tried to efface the graffiti from the wall.

Он пытался затереть граффити со стены.

Time can efface the memories of past events.

Время может стереть воспоминания о прошлых событиях.

Additional translations

Definitions

To erase or remove something, especially a mark or impression.

The passage of time had effaced the inscriptions on the ancient tombstones.

To make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.

She tried to efface herself at the party, staying in the background and avoiding attention.

Synonyms

wipe out

Antonyms