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
Many a true word is spoken in jest.