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Effaced

To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

📖 Definitions of "Effaced"

verb
  1. 1

    To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

    "Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard."

  2. 2

    To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.

    "Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol."

  3. 3

    To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.

    "Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness."

  4. 4

    Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.

    "Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy."

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