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effacing definition

effacing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  efface 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  efface 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  scratch  out  cut  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  efface 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  efface 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  scratch  out  cut  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  efface 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  efface 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  efface 
 
  3  senses  of  efface 
 
  Sense  1 
  obliterate,  wipe  out  efface 
  =>  blur,  dim,  slur 
 
  Sense  2 
  efface 
  =>  humble 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  delete,  cancel 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  efface 
 
  efface  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  efface 
 
  Sense  1 
  obliterate,  wipe  out  efface 
  =>  blur,  dim,  slur 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  efface 
  =>  humble 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  delete,  cancel 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  efface 
 
  The  verb  efface  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  obliterate,  wipe  out  efface  --  (remove  completely  from  recognition  or  memory;  "efface  the  memory  of  the  time  in  the  camps") 
  2.  efface  --  (make  inconspicuous:  "efface  onself") 
  3.  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off  --  (remove  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing  or  erasing;  "Please  erase  the  formula  on  the  blackboard--it  is  wrong!") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  effacing 
  self-effacing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  efface 
 
  The  verb  efface  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  obliterate,  wipe  out  efface  --  (remove  completely  from  recognition  or  memory;  "efface  the  memory  of  the  time  in  the  camps") 
  2.  efface  --  (make  inconspicuous:  "efface  onself") 
  3.  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off  --  (remove  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing  or  erasing;  "Please  erase  the  formula  on  the  blackboard--it  is  wrong!") 



effacing definition