See efface on Wiktionary
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"(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible."
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"text": "Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.",
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{
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"To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out."
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"(transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out."
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"_dis1": "3 92 3 2",
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"_dis1": "3 92 3 2",
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"word": "zum Verschwinden bringen"
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"text": "Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.",
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"(intransitive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence."
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"text": "Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.",
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"sense": "to erase",
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