01 v. t. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible…
imp. & p. p.
Effaced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Effacing
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1.
To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin.
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2.
To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.“Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received.” — Bacon.