efface

Verb

Verb Forms: effaced, effacing, effaces

To erase, wipe out, or make oneself unnoticeable.
remove completely from recognition or memory
- "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
make inconspicuous
- "efface oneself"
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
Of a woman: to have the cervix thin and stretch in this manner.

Examples

Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
She tried to EFFACE the embarrassing low score from her memory.
Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.
Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).

Synonyms

erase, obliterate, rub out, score out, wipe off

Scrabble Score: 14

efface: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
efface: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
efface: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

efface: valid Words With Friends Word