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Webster 1913 Edition

Efface

Ef-face′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Effaced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Effacing
.]
[F.
effacer
; pref.
es-
(L.
ex
) +
face
face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See
Face
, and cf.
Deface
.]
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;
as, to
efface
the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin
.
2.
To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.
Syn. – To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel; destroy. –
Efface
,
Deface
. To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible.

Webster 1828 Edition

Efface

EFFA'CE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. ex and facio or facies.]
1.
To destroy a figure on the surface of any thing, whether painted or carved, so as to render it invisible or not distinguishable; as, to efface the letters on a monument.
2.
To blot out; to erase, strike or scratch out, so as to destroy or render illegible; as, to efface a writing; to efface a name.
3.
To destroy any impression on the mind; to wear away; as, to efface the image of a person in the mind; to efface ideas or thoughts; to efface gratitude.
To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to effect is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible.

Definition 2024

effacé

effacé

See also: efface

French

Verb

effacé m ‎(feminine singular effacée, masculine plural effacés, feminine plural effacées)

  1. past participle of effacer

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