Associations to the word «Efface»
Noun
- Grief
- Offence
- Manner
- Lesion
- Anguish
- Brow
- Dignity
- Regret
- Suspicion
- Arising
- Spite
- Madame
- Contraction
- Simplicity
- Tear
- Eternity
- Image
- Sin
- Merit
- Soul
- Gloom
- Deed
- Covenant
- Ruin
- Apprehension
- Nationality
- Decay
- Napoleon
- Hatred
- Wit
- Grin
- Perhaps
- Conscience
- Disposition
- Heart
- Mackenzie
- Pardon
- Enthusiasm
- Sympathy
- Civilization
- Nay
- Sign
- Joy
- Personality
- Heaven
- Instinct
- Afterward
- Judgment
- Desire
- Newcomer
- Despair
- Sight
- Ignorance
- Past
- Half
- Nature
- Imagination
- Forever
- Washing
- Conception
- Pleasure
- Mark
- Pillar
Adjective
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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.