efface

verb [T] (REMOVE)

/ɪˈfeɪs/ formal

Definition

› to remove something intentionally: The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.Deleting writing

(Definition of efface verb (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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