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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
efface /ɪˈfeɪs/

▶verb

1 erase (a mark) from a surface.

2 (efface oneself) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.

– derivatives
effacement noun.

– origin C15 (in the sense ‘pardon or be absolved from an offence’): from Fr. effacer, from e- (from L. ex- ‘away from’) + face ‘face’.

'efface' also found in these Oxford entries:

dele - ef- - indelible - paint

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