effaced; effacing
Definition of efface
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
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The first known use of efface was in the 15th century
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