2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received. Bacon.
Syn.
— To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel; destroy.
— Efface, Deface. To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to
efface is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible.
EFFACEABLE
Ef*face"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being effaced.
EFFACEMENT
Ef*face"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effacement.]
Defn: The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
EFFASCINATE
Ef*fas"ci*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. effascinare.]
Defn: To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] Heywood.
EFFASCINATION
Ef*fas`ci*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. effascinatio.]
Defn: A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.]