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efface
—efface /ɪˈfeɪs/
Ⅰ verb (BE MODEST) ↑Verb Endings for efface efface yourself► F0 to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they were not important, often because you do not have much confidence→ SEE ALSO SELF-EFFACING(Cf. ↑self-effacing)Thesaurus+: ↑Shy and modest , ↑Anxious and worried
Ⅱ verb [T] FORMAL (REMOVE) ↑Verb Endings for efface ► F0 to remove something intentionally: » The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.Thesaurus+: ↑Deleting writing |