effaced; effacing
1
: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
coins with dates effaced by wear
also
: to cause to vanish
daylight effaced the stars
2
: to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
effacer
noun
Examples of efface in a Sentence
coins with dates effaced by wear
a memory effaced by time
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The road not taken—and now rediscovered by Orozco—is the reintroduction of the ancient Marxist concept of use value,the dialectical opposite of exchange value, and, more recently, also the sole form of resisting exhibition value, which has totally effaced the concepts of material use and function.
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Along with the barriers between spectators and performers, the era also effaced the boundary between artists and critics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
The class of 2020 mural should be restored to good condition and retained in place, not effaced.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Along with the barriers between spectators and performers, the era also effaced the boundary between artists and critics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
The class of 2020 mural should be restored to good condition and retained in place, not effaced.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for efface
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“Efface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/efface. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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