English verb: efface | |||
1. | efface (change) remove completely from recognition or memory | ||
Samples | Efface the memory of the time in the camps. | ||
Synonyms | obliterate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blur, dim, slur | ||
Verb group | blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure, veil | ||
2. | efface (emotion) make inconspicuous | ||
Samples | Efface oneself. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | humble | ||
3. | efface (contact) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||
Samples | Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!. | ||
Synonyms | erase, rub out, score out, wipe off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, delete | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut out, scratch out, sponge | ||
Entail | rub | ||