1. (verb)obliterate, efface remove completely from recognition or memory Synonyms: efface, rub out, score out, obliterate, wipe off, hide, kill, wipe out, erase, obscure, veil, blot out
2. (verb)efface make inconspicuous Synonyms: obliterate, erase, score out, rub out, wipe off
3. (verb)erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing Synonyms: efface, rub out, score out, obliterate, wipe off, wipe out, erase, wipe away, delete
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'efface'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. efface Cancel, efface, erase, expunge, and obliterate have as their first meaning the removal of written characters or other forms of record. To cancel is, literally, to make a lattice by cross- Synonyms: cancel, abolish, discharge, nullify, rescind, abrogate, efface, obliterate, revoke, annul, erase, quash, rub off _or_ out, blot out, expunge, remove, scratch out, cross off _or_ out, make void, repeal, vacate Antonyms: approve, enact, establish, perpetuate, reenact, uphold, confirm, enforce, maintain, record, sustain, write