Efface in a sentence

Efface meaning

1. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
2. To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
3. To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.

Using Efface

• The main meaning on this page is: To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); 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.
• Useful related words include: obliterate, delete, wipe off, score out.

Context around Efface

• Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
• Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
• Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

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Corpus analysis for Efface

• In this selection, "efface" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
• Around the word, graffiti stand out and add context to how "efface" is used.
• Recognizable usage signals include best to efface or outdo and museum will efface graffiti from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
• By corpus frequency, "efface" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.