| v. t. | 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; |
| 2. | To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. |
| Verb | 1. | efface - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" Synonyms: obliterate |
| 2. | efface - make inconspicuous; "efface onself" | |
| 3. | efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" |