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31efface — [[t]ɪfe͟ɪs[/t]] effaces, effacing, effaced VERB To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. [FORMAL] → See also self effacing [V n] ...an event that has helped efface the country s traditional image... [V …
32Blur — (bl[^u]r), n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. [1913 Webster] As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. A dim, confused… …
33Deface — De*face (d[ e]*f[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced} (d[ e]*f[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis + facies face. See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or external …
34Defaced — Deface De*face (d[ e]*f[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced} (d[ e]*f[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis + facies face. See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or… …
35Defacing — Deface De*face (d[ e]*f[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced} (d[ e]*f[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis + facies face. See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or… …
36Efface — 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… …
37Effaced — 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… …
38Effacement — Ef*face ment, n. [Cf. F. effacement.] The act if effacing; also, the result of the act. [1913 Webster] …
39Razure — Ra zure (r[=a] zh[ u]r; 135), n. [See {Rasure}.] 1. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See {Rasure}. [1913 Webster] 2. An erasure; a change made by erasing. [1913 Webster] …
40aw-shucks — adjective Date: 1951 being or marked by an unsophisticated, self conscious, or self effacing manner < an aw shucks grin > …
