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effacé — effacé, ée [ efase ] adj. • XVIe; de effacer 1 ♦ Qui a peu d éclat, qui a passé. Couleurs, teintes effacées. 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Qui paraît en retrait, n est pas saillant. « Des poitrines effacées, des têtes allongées, des fronts proéminents » (Taine). 3 … Encyclopédie Universelle
effacé — effacé, ée (è fa sé, sée) part. passé. 1° Qu on a fait disparaître par le frottement ou en biffant. Une écriture effacée. Un tableau effacé. Médaille effacée, médaille dont l empreinte a disparu. Par extension. Couleur effacée, couleur… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Efface — Ef*face , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effacing}.] [F. effacer; pref. es (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See {Face}, and cf. {Deface}.] 1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
efface — ► VERB 1) erase (a mark) from a surface. 2) (efface oneself) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous. DERIVATIVES effacement noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «pardon or be absolved from (an offence)»: from French effacer, from face … English terms dictionary
efface — index annul, deface, delete, dissolve (terminate), eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, expunge … Law dictionary
efface — obliterate, *erase, expunge, blot out, delete, cancel Analogous words: remove, *move, shift: eradicate, extirpate, wipe (see EXTERMINATE): eliminate, *exclude, rule out … New Dictionary of Synonyms
efface — [v] erase blot out, blue pencil, cancel, cross out, delete, destroy, edit, eliminate, expunge, fade, obliterate, rub out, scratch out, white out, wipe out; concepts 211,215 … New thesaurus
effacé — Effacé, [effac]ée. part. pass … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
efface — [ə fās′, ifās′] vt. effaced, effacing [Fr effacer < e (see EF ) + face: see FACE] 1. to rub out, as from a surface; erase; wipe out; obliterate [time effaced the memory] 2. to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) from notice SYN.… … English World dictionary
efface — verb a) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. Do not efface what Ive written on the chalkboard. b) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. Some people like to… … Wiktionary
