English-Finnish translations for efface

Definition of efface

• To erase ; to render illegible or indiscernible
• To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out
• To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence
• Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor

Examples

• Do not efface what Ive written on the chalkboard
• Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol
• Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness
• Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy

Related words

• effaceable
• self-effacement
• effacement
• ineffaceable
• ineffaceably
• efface oneself