EFFACE Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

efface

verb

i-ˈfās

Definition of efface

as in to erase

to destroy all traces of when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced

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Recent Examples of efface Other works lay bare the kinds of debts that capitalism effaces in order to sustain a fantasy of frictionlessness. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 Their struggle has upturned the tabletop candle that illuminates the scene and any moment will surely extinguish it, effacing the giddy pattern formed by the writhing bodies and glowing, veiny bladder skin. — Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Each offers a lesson for tomorrow’s leaders who want to leverage this technology without effacing the human touch. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 This collection represents his earnest and thrilling mission to efface the line between poetry and prose, to introduce us to the possibility that each is affirmed and made complete by the other. — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for efface

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With an over 2% gain Thursday, Johnson & Johnson has erased all of its post-earnings sell-off.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Keep in mind that removing a search result does not erase the information from the original website.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of erase

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The campaign that originally eradicated screwworm relied on what’s known as the sterile insect technique.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Stoett argues that if a market is used to encourage removal, the commercial activity should exist because the species needs to be reduced, contained, or eradicated—not because the goal is to establish a sustainable fishery for that species.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eradicate

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Other New York literati, like Camille Paglia, expressed similar views and endorsed the organization’s goal of abolishing the age of consent.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
The Book of Revelation tells us, sort of, the Antichrist will abolish financial freedom.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

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