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verb (used with object), -faced, -fac·ing.
1.
to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
2.
to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.).
3.
to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) modestly or shyly.
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Efface
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is circumlocution. Does it mean:
| use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few |
| to discipline, especially by corporal punishment; to criticize severely |
Example Sentences
- It might please me to efface in my mind the troubled present with dreams of past glories.
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efface
late 15c., from M.Fr. effacer, from O.Fr. esfacier, from es- "out" + face "appearance," from L. facies "face." Related: Effaced; effacing
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