Meaning of efface in English
Verb
effaceEtymology
late 15th century (in the sense ‘pardon or be absolved from (an offense)’): from French effacer, from e- (from Latin ex-‘away from’) + face‘face’Definitions
1. remove completely from recognition or memoryExamples
- « efface the memory of the time in the camps »
- 2. make inconspicuous
Examples
- « efface onself »
- 3. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Examples
- « Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong! »