ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›E›efface
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efface
to erase, remove, or make less noticeable
Synonyms
- erase
- obliterate
- remove
Antonyms
- preserve
- emphasize
- highlight
efface in a sentence
Years of rain began to efface the inscription on the stone.
The restoration should not efface the building's original character.
Where it comes from
From French effacer, meaning 'to wipe out,' literally 'to remove the face.'
Memory hook
EFFACE contains FACE: to efface a mark is to wipe its face away.
Read it in context
- The Marker on the Slope Narrative
- Clay and Conviction Arts