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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 | ||
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