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How to pronounce “efface

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Pronunciation guide for efface

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of efface with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The Art of Logicand we're supposed to efface ourselves
Definition summary
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

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How to pronounce efface

The Art of Logic

and we're supposed to efface ourselves

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “efface

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
  • (transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
  • (intransitive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
  • (medicine, intransitive) Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
  • (medicine, intransitive) Of a woman: to have the cervix thin and stretch in this manner.
  • [Noun]
  • (North America) eraser

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