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Effaces
To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
📖 Definitions of "Effaces"
verb
- 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
To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
"Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol."
- 3
To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
"Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness."
- 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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