Associations to the word «Efface»
Noun
- Impression
- Remembrance
- Blot
- Recollection
- Furrow
- Stain
- Vestige
- Self
- Trace
- Gentle
- Footprint
- Memory
- Uterus
- Inscription
- Repentance
- Posterity
- Disgrace
- Sorrow
- Lapse
- Splendor
- Splendour
- Wax
- Bosom
- Wrinkle
- Bitterness
- Pencil
- Imprint
- Emblem
- Tint
- Shame
- Humor
- Hereafter
- Inconvenience
- Altogether
- Scar
- Affection
- Persona
- Distinction
- Indignation
- Prejudice
- Charm
- Bonaparte
- Happiness
- Countenance
- Beauty
- Mind
- Wrong
- Glory
- Conqueror
- Render
- Sentiment
- Ornament
- Spectacle
- Admiration
- Solitude
- Nod
- Feeling
- Rouge
- Contrary
- Innocence
- Impress
- Habit
- Sovereign
- Shade
- Passion
- Tablet
Wiktionary
EFFACE, verb. (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
EFFACE, verb. (transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
EFFACE, verb. (reflexive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
EFFACE, verb. (medicine) Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
Dictionary definition
EFFACE, verb. Remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps".
EFFACE, verb. Make inconspicuous; "efface oneself".
EFFACE, verb. Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.