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verb

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1. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

   Example: Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.

2. To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.

   Example: Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.

3. To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.

   Example: Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.

4. Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.

   Example: Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.