efface
Значение (English)
- 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.
Synonyms
score out
sweep off
extirpate
Произносится как (IPA)
/əˈfeɪs/
Этимология (English)
From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).
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