efface

/ɪfˈe‍ɪs/

/ɪˈfeɪs/

to efface

MAIN VERB

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

synonyms : erase

remove completely from recognition or memory

synonyms : obliterate

make inconspicuous

Examples

1. A mode in which the filmmaker effaces, discursively effaces their impact on what we see.

2. A mode in which the filmmaker effaces, discursively effaces their impact on what we see.

3. Rather than effacing them in the name of nature.

4. But because the disproportionate number is women, it might efface something not to say that.