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efface

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to erase or wipe out so as to make indistinct

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Efface in a sentence

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Years of rain had effaced the inscription on the gravestone.

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Antonyms
preserveimprint
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Efface (verb) means to erase or wipe out so as to make indistinct
Here is efface used in an example sentence: "Years of rain had effaced the inscription on the gravestone."
Common synonyms for efface include erase, obliterate, expunge.
Antonyms of efface include preserve, imprint.
Efface is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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