efface
verbHow many syllables in efface?
There are 2 syllables in the word efface.How to pronounce efface:
Definition of efface:
- efface (verb):
- to cause to vanish
- to rub out or erase
- remove completely from recognition or memory.
- to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
Synonyms for efface:
abolish
annihilate
blot out
blur
cancel
cross out
delete
destroy
dim
eradicate
erase
excise
expunge
exterminate
extirpate
hide
liquidate
obliterate
raze
remove
rub out
shatter
slur
sweep (away)
veil
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Antonyms for efface:
accept
acknowledge
add
admit
affirm
aid
allow
append
approve
assist
authorise
authorize
bear
begin
bring back
build
claim
commence
confirm
construct
continue
corroborate
create
dirty
do
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