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efface

🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈfeɪs/🇺🇸 US/i'feis/
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To rub out or erase marks or writing; to make something disappear; to make oneself inconspicuous

抹去,擦掉;消除;使自己不引人注目

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
efout of, former
+
facmake, do
+
eto make, having
=efface

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Time seems to efface painful memories, leaving only fragments in our minds.

  • 2.

    She tried to efface her presence at the party, avoiding conversations and attention.

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